A teenage boy has died after the tractor he was driving crashed in Co Offaly last night.
Gardaí responded to the incident at Clonmore, near Rhode, shortly after 11pm.
The boy, who is understood to be 15, died when the tractor he was driving left the road and entered a deep drain at Black Castle Bog.
His body was removed to the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore.
The road is closed and local diversions are in place.
Gardaí have appealed to witnesses or anyone with information on the incident to come forward, and contact Tullamore Garda Station at 0579327600, or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666111.
