A woman has died following a single-vehicle crash in Kildorrery, Co Cork, on Sunday morning.

The crash occurred on the N73 Mallow-Dublin Road at around 7.25 a.m.

The driver and lone occupant of the car, a woman in her 20s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Her body has been removed to the local mortuary where a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.

The Coroner has been notified.

The N73 is currently closed between Kildorrery Village and the R522 for a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. Local diversions are in place.

GardaĆ­ are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.

Road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) who were travelling in the area of the N73 Mallow-Dublin road at Kildorrery between 7:00 am and 7:30 am on Sunday are asked to make this footage available to investigating gardaĆ­.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Fermoy Garda Station on 025 82100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.