Six people died in weekend accidents which included a collision between an engineering locomotive and a stationary train in Northern Ireland.
A 32-year-old pedestrian died in Drogheda, Co Louth on Sunday morning after being hit by a mini-bus. The accident happened at about 4.30 a.m. at Killinear, one mile north of Drogheda. He was taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Another 32-year-old man was killed outside Cahir, Co Tipperary, just before 8 a.m. yesterday. Mr David Coyle, from Naas, Co Kildare was involved in a single-vehicle accident at Skeheenarinky when his car hit a stone pier.
On Saturday, a 29-year-old man died following a collision between a van and a dumper truck. Mr Patrick Sweeney from Ballintogher, Co Sligo, was driving the van at Cairns Hill when the collision occurred, at about 1.30 p.m.
A 22-year-old man was struck by a car in Dundrum, Co Dublin, at about 2 p.m. yesterday. The man was walking along Laurel Road. The driver of the car was arrested and is due to appear today at Dún Laoghaire District Court.
In another accident in Co Tipperary, a woman motorist died after her car collided with another vehicle at Monard, outside Tipperary town.
The woman's mother was in the passenger seat and her two children were in the back. They were taken to hospitals in Cashel and Limerick city where, gardaí said, their injuries are not life-threatening.
Police are investigating the death of a railway contract worker on the Belfast-to-Bangor line early yesterday. Mr Terence Lowry, from Doncaster, died when an engineering vehicle was in collision with a stationary train near the terminal building at Belfast City Airport at about 4 a.m.
He was working for Mowlem's, an English-based company which is working on the upgrading of the line.
It appears he was part of a team carrying a new section of rail at the time of the accident. Two other workers were injured in the accident. One has been discharged from the Royal Victoria Hospital while the other is described as satisfactory.
Translink, the company which operates the North's public transport, said it was co-operating with the police investigation. A spokesman, Mr Ciaran Rogan, said the incident seemed to be a tragic accident.
He confirmed no member of Translink staff was involved.