Motorcyclist dies in accident

A 23-year-old motorcyclist has died after colliding with a tractor in Kilbeggan, Co Westmeath, last night.

The accident happened at around 10pm. Gardaí are withholding the dead man’s name until all next of kin are informed.

Meanwhile, in a separate accident, a man has died in hospital in Dublin from injuries sustained in a two-car collision in Brittas, Co Wicklow, on Monday.