Ireland

Third road death in the Republic within 24 hours as man dies in Dublin crash

Latest fatality occured in Dundrum area

Gardai have appealed for witnesses to come forward
(Brian Lawless/PA)

A man has died following a crash involving a van in south Dublin on Sunday morning.

The single-vehicle crash happened at around 6.15am on the Churchtown Road Upper in Dundrum.

The man, who was in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene.



Road users who were in the area and may have camera footage, including dash-cam, have been asked to make it available to gardaí.

It brings to three the number of people to die on roads in the Republic in the past 24 hours.

A man in his 20s died following a single vehicle crash in Co Wicklow on Saturday evening

The incident happened at around 6.30pm at Tombreane in Carnew.

The man, who was a motorcyclist, was taken to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin with serious injuries. He was later pronounced dead.

In Co Cork, a man in his 40s died after a collision on the N25 in the early hours of Sunday.

The incident, which involved a car and a pedestrian, happened around 1.30am on the N25 eastbound at Water-Rock in Midleton.

Gardaí said the man was pronounced dead at the scene. No other serious injuries were reported.