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Man dies after car crashes and catches fire in Kerry

The man in his mid-twenties was the sole occupant of the car when it crashed and caught fire last night.

A MAN HAS died after his car crashed and caught fire in rural Kerry last night.

The crash happened on the Ardfert to Abbeydorney Road at 8.30pm last night.

The man in his mid-twenties was the sole occupant of the car when it crashed and caught fire.

His body was removed to Tralee General Hospital where a post mortem is due to be carried out today.

The road at the scene of the crash has been closed and Garda Forensic Collision Investigators are due to carry out an examination of the scene later today.

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