Gardaí name men killed in Kilkenny road crash

Gardaí have named the two men killed in yesterday's road traffic collision in Kilkenny

Gardaí have named the two men killed in yesterday's road traffic collision in Kilkenny

Paul Martin (30), Hunters Lane, Ashbourne, Co Meath, and Brian O'Keeffe (22), Cloughmore, Achill, Co Mayo, died when the car in which they were travelling collided with a lorry on the N76 Kilkenny to Callan Road at  about 4.30pm yesterday.

The driver of the lorry received minor injuries.

The three were taken to St Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny.

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