A man has died after a light aircraft crashed in southern Ireland.
The single-seat aeroplane came down at Clonea Upper near Dungarvan, County Waterford.
Emergency services were called to the scene, believed to be in a field, at around 6.45pm, and air accident investigators have been called in.
A police spokesman said: "We believe it to be a single-seat jet of some description and that a male in his 60s has died.
"There was just one person involved, the sole occupant of the aircraft.
"We have preserved a scene down there and the Air Accident Investigation Unit attached to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport are on their way there."
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The cause of the crash is under investigation and the man's next of kin are being informed, he added.