Four more road deaths in just 24 hours as tributes paid to ‘absolute gent’ and ‘wonderful’ retired nurse

Four more road deaths in just 24 hours as tributes paid to ‘absolute gent’ and ‘wonderful’ retired nurse

Owen Breslin

Four road deaths in just 24 hours have brought to 68 the number of people who have died on Irish roads this year, an increase of a third compared to the same period in 2023.

There were two deaths on Wednesday in separate incidents in Cork and Dublin. This follows a further two deaths in Donegal and Cork on Tuesday. In Dún Laoghaire, a woman in her 20s died after a truck collided with her bicycle yesterday afternoon.

A man in his 40s also died in Co Cork on Wednesday morning shortly before 8am after his motorcycle and a truck collided in Toureenfineen Three motorcyclists have died on the roads of Co Cork since Sunday.

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