N11 Strikes again.

Teenager killed in Co Wicklow collision

RTE.ie Sunday, 23 August 2009 10:11

A 16-year-old boy has died in a road accident in Co Wicklow.

The single-vehicle collision happened on the N11 at Ballinacor East near Arklow at about 2.30am this morning.

The driver lost control of the car and it collided with a telephone pole.

A 20-year-old man in the car was injured and has been taken to St Vincent's University Hospital. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

Gardaí do not yet know which of the two occupants was driving the car.

The road at the scene of the crash has been closed off and is expected to remain closed until early afternoon as a forensic examination takes place.

Diversions are in place northbound at Jack White's pub and southbound at The Tap pub.