May bank holiday crashes kill 27 over five years

MAY bank holiday weekend driving accidents have resulted in 27 deaths in the last five years.

As relatives mourned the deaths of two young Mullingar men — the latest victims — road safety chiefs pleaded with drivers to slow down.

Vivian Nolan, 32, and Simon Henry, 19, died when a car they were travelling in went out of control and crashed in Greatdown, the Downs, Mullingar, Co Westmeath, at around 2am on Saturday.