A Cavan community is in shock after a fatal New York road crash.
21 year old Paul Fitzpatrick lived in Yonkers, with his parents hailing from County Cavan.
He died at the weekend after the jeep he was travelling in struck another vehicle before overturning and catching fire.
Killygarry GAA has extended its sympathy to the Fitzpatrick family both in Cavan and the US.
In a statement to Northern Sound News, New York State Troopers said they were called to the scene of a collision in the town of Greenburgh on Saturday morning, where a vehicle was engulfed in flames.
Greenburgh Fire and Emergency Medical Services were unable to extract the victim, and 21 year old Paul Fitzpatrick from Yonkers was pronounced dead at the scene.
An initial investigation found that Fitzpatrick was northbound on the Sprain Parkway in a Jeep Wrangler when he veered from his lane and sideswiped a passing Toyota.
The jeep lost control, overturned several times before striking a tree which caused a vehicle fire.
Investigations into the collision are ongoing.
