The road outside Glenflesk has reopened.
The road closed this morning following a fatal crash on the main Killarney-Cork road at around 7.30am.
The vehicle went up in flames as a result of impact.
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The sole occupant of the car, the driver, was pronounced dead at the scene and a formal identification is pending.
The local Coroner has been notified and a postmortem examination will be conducted.
Gardaí carried out a technical examination of the scene and the road has since reopened.