Escaped convict among five killed in accidents over weekend

AN escaped convict, a former prisoner and three immigrant workers were killed in two separate road crashes over the weekend.

The names of four of the five dead were released, including that of a 34-year-old car thief who had just fled Shelton Abbey open prison.

John Cunningham, from Tallaght, was close to the end of an 18-month sentence for vehicle theft and trespass when he walked out of the Wicklow facility, jumped on a stolen motorbike and sped off with his accomplice.