Four people died in three separate motor accidents over the weekend.
Two men, aged 18 and 21, died in Co Kerry when the motorbike on which they were travelling collided with a car one mile outside Castleisland. The accident occurred shortly after 6.00 p.m. yesterday. A man and a woman in the car were taken to hospital where their injuries were described as not life-threatening.
In Co Meath yesterday, a 53-year-old woman from Co Dublin died when the car she was driving left the road between Nobber and Castletown, hit a tree, and plunged into a ditch. Meanwhile, a 15-year old girl died in hospital yesterday, a day after the motorcycle on which she was a passenger collided with a car at Cloghan, Birr, Co Offaly.