Three men killed in separate road crashes

Three men have been killed in separate crashes in the past 24 hours.

Three men have been killed in separate crashes in the past 24 hours.

A man (18)  was killed this morning when his car crashed into a ditch near Mallow. Gardai said there were no other cars involved.

Elsewhere, a man (59) was fatally injured when his van was involved in a crash with another vehicle on the N9 at Coneykeare, Leighlinbridge, Co Carlow.

None of the dead men have been named yet by gardaí.

Last night, a cyclist (72) died when he was hit by a lorry in Co Offaly at Raheen on the N80 between Clara and Moate.

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