Seven killed in weekend accidents

FOUR people died in road accidents over the weekend, bringing to seven the number of traffic fatalities since Friday.

A 35-year-old male motorcyclist was fatally injured when he lost control of his vehicle at about 3.30pm yesterday near Tramore, Co Waterford. He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was taken to Waterford Regional Hospital. Gardaí are investigating the incident.

A 25-year-old woman was killed in a road crash in Cork city in the early hours of yesterday morning. The driver of one of the vehicles, she was taken to Cork University Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.