Four more lives claimed in road crashes

Four more people have died on the State's roads in the past 24 hours, bringing the total for the weekend to 10.

Four more people have died on the State's roads in the past 24 hours, bringing the total for the weekend to 10.

A 33-year-old man died early this morning in a crash in Co Mayo.

Gardaí from Westport Garda station are investigating the two-car crash on Ballinrobe Road in the town at about 12.30am.

Gardaí named the dead man as Angelo Forcina (33), Ballinrobe Road, Westport.

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A woman died yesterday when her motorbike went out of control in Co Laois. She was Rose Conroy (49), of Rathmore, Stradbally, Co Laois.

The 49-year-old woman was taken to hospital in Kilkenny after the crash in Crettyard at 1pm yesterday. Gardaí from Abbeyleix Garda station are investigating.

A 19-year-old man was killed when the car he was driving went out of control at Garranes, Schull, Co Cork shortly after 8am this morning. Gardaí at Bantry are investigating.

He has not yet been named by gardaí.

In Kerry, a 31-year-old man died when the car in which he was a passenger collided with a tractor at Mountain Stage, Caherciveen, just after 8am this morning. Gardaí have not yet released the dead man's name.

The driver of the four-wheel drive vehicle was also injured and both were taken to hospital in Tralee. The driver of the tractor was uninjured.

Gardaí at Caherciveen are investigating the crash A total of 228 people have died on the State's roads up to this morning.