30/07/2007

Seven Killed In Separate Road Crashes

Five people, three of them pedestrians, have been killed in road crashes over the weekend.

A 19-year-old woman died after being hit by a car in Letterkenny in Co. Donegal around 4am on Sunday morning, while a man in his fifties died also after being struck by a car in Oughterard in Co. Galway around 2am on Sunday morning.

Also in Co. Galway, a man in his twenties was killed in a crash on the Craughwell to Athenry road around 8am on Sunday morning.

In Cork, a man in his twenties died after being struck by a van on the South Ring Road in Togher around 3:30am on Sunday.

A 24-year-old man was also killed in a collision between Williamstown and Ballymoate in Go. Galway sometime after 1:50am on Sunday.

Two motorcyclists were also killed in road accidents on Sunday. A 34-year-old man was killed when his bike crashed into a ditch in Tomriland, Roundwood, Co. Wicklow around 11:30am.

A 36-year-old man also died after losing control of his bike in Sralea, Ballinasloe in Co. Galway around 11:45pm. He was taken to Portincula Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

(KMcA/SP)

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