Three lives claimed on roads over holiday weekend

THREE bank holiday weekend road accidents brought the death toll on Irish roads past the figure of 270 this year.

An elderly priest was among the victims, when his car crashed with a truck near Horse and Jockey in Co Tipperary on Friday evening. He was named as 83-year-old Fr Rodger Kinane from Toureen, Rossmore, Co Tipperary, the driver of the car which collided with the truck at 6.45pm.

A teenager lost his life less than two hours later when the car he was driving went off the road near Gorey, Co Wexford.