Four deaths in weekend accidents bring toll to 279

Four people were killed on roads in the Republic this weekend, including a member of a robbery gang.

Four people were killed on roads in the Republic this weekend, including a member of a robbery gang.

A 29-year-old woman was killed in a single vehicle accident near Tullamore in the early hours of Saturday.

She was named yesterday as Clare Cusack of Kilurine, Tullamore, Co Offaly.

A Czech national, Stanislav Chrastek, was also killed in a single vehicle accident when his truck crashed at Kilmeaden, Co Waterford shortly before 8 a.m. on Saturday.

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The dead man had been working for a company in Castletimon, Co Cork.

On Saturday night an 18-year-old motorcyclist was killed shortly after 9 p.m. when he collided with a pick-up truck at Garyhill, Co Carlow.

He was named as Mark Flynn from Garyhill.

Yesterday morning the driver of a hijacked car was killed following a raid on a petrol station near Castleblayney.

Michael Brady, of Beauchamp Gardens, Dublin, died instantly when the car went out of control near Ardee, Co Louth after 7 a.m.

There has been a steady rise in road fatalities this year.

The weekend deaths bring to 279 the number of people killed on the State's roads since January 1st.