A murder investigation is under way after a man in his 70s died following an incident in a Co Kerry village that may have been linked to a local dispute.

A man in his 60s has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Emergency services were called to the scene of a collision involving a car and a teleporter vehicle in Rattoo, Ballyduff at about 8.45am.

The driver of the car, named as 74-year-old Anthony O'Mahoney, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the teleporter was uninjured.

Gardaí are still trying to establish the circumstances surrounding the killing but one line of inquiry involves a local dispute relating to the noise levels emitted from a particular piece of machinery.

Both men involved in the incident are from the area and it is understood they were known to each other.

The man who was arrested has been taken to Listowel Garda Station.

The dead man was a farmer who lived alone in Ard Oughter, Ballyduff and had land in the Rattoo area where the incident occurred.

The scene at Ballyduff village was preserved. The Garda Technical Bureau and Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margot Bolster attended the scene.

A post-mortem examination has been carried out.

Gardaí have appealed to anyone with information relevant to the incident to contact Listowel Garda Station on 068-50820 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800-666-111.