Teenage dies after car she was driving leaves road and enters river in Tipperary

A teenager has died after the car she was driving left the road and entered a river in Tipperary on Thursday night.

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a single vehicle fatal road traffic collision that occurred last night, Thursday, April 25 at Kilmoyler, Cahir, Co. Tipperary.

After 10pm, a car left the road at Kilaldry Bridge, Kilmoyler and entered the River Aherlow.

The driver of the vehicle, a female adult teenager and sole occupant of the car was fatally injured.

Her body was recovered from the water this morning by members of the Garda Water Unit and has been removed from the scene to the mortuary where a post mortem examination is due to take place.

The L3101 is currently closed and local diversions are in place. A technical examination is being conducted by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators at present.

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Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this incident or been in the Kilmoyler to please contact them.

Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling on the L3101 or in the Kilmoyler area between 10pm and midnight last night are asked to make this available to investigating Gardaí.

Anyone with information asked to contact Cahir Garda Station on 052 7445630 the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station