A teenager's been killed in a road crash in Co. Waterford.
He was on an e-scooter which collided with a bus on the R680 Cork Road in Waterford city at around 1.10am on Thursday morning.
The teenage boy was pronounced dead at the scene. A second teenage boy, who was a passenger on the e-scooter, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The bus driver, who was the only person on board, was uninjured.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and are asking any drivers with video or dashcam footage, who were on the Cork Road in Waterford city between 12:45am and 1:15am on Thursday morning, to make it available to Gardaí.
Gardaí are currently at the scene of a road traffic collision on the Cork Road in Waterford city that occurred overnight.
The Cork Road from SETU to the Ring Road is closed this morning and is expected to remain closed for a number of hours.
Local diversions are in place. pic.twitter.com/LxUFpLY0R2— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) June 27, 2024
Anyone information is asked to contact Waterford Garda Station on 051 305300.
The Cork Road was closed from the South East Technological University (SETU) to the Ring Road on Thursday morning to allow for a technical examination. Local diversions have been put in place.
