BOY OF 16 DIES IN SMASH; Vehicle smashes into pole at blackspot.

Byline: MARK KENNEDY 

A BOY of 16 was killed yesterday in a horror road smash.

The car he was in lost control and crashed into a telephone pole at around 2.30am.

A 20-year-old man, who was also in the vehicle, was taken to St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, for treat-mento his injuries which were described as not life-threatening.

No other vehicles were involved in the accident which happened on a single carriageway stretch of the N11 at Ballincor East, Co Wicklow. The stretch of road, between Jack White's pub and The Tap pub, near Brittas Bay, is known locally as an accident blackspot.

More than 30 lives have been lost in road accidents near the scene over the last few decades. The crash happened on a section of the road that was realigned earlier this year by the council in an effort to reduce the number of deaths.

Gardai believed that the teenager and the man - both from Dublin - were the only occupants of the vehicle. The road at the scene of the crash was closed for several hours yesterday while gardai carried out a forensic examination and traffic diversions were in place.

This section of the N11 is the only remaining stretch of single carriageway in Co Wicklow.

The County Council has acquired land to complete the county's dual carriageway and is awaiting funding to start the work.