A teenage boy has died and another is seriously injured after the e-scooter they were travelling on collided with a bus in Waterford.

Gardaí said it happened on the R680 Cork Road in Waterford city at around 1am this morning.

One of the boys was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was rushed to Waterford University Hospital with serious injuries.

The bus was empty apart from the driver who was uninjured.

Gardaí say the Cork Road remains closed from South East Technological University (SETU) to the Ring Road with a forensic examination of the crash site underway.

Local diversions are in place

Investigators are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

They are particularly interested in talking to anyone who was travelling the road between 12.45am and 1.15am and may have camera footage.