Four dead in accidents on roads overnight

Four people have been killed in three separate road accidents around the country overnight. Two brothers were killed when the motorbike they were riding on collided with a car one mile outside the town of Fethard, Co Tipperary.

Both died within minutes of the accident, which occurred at around eight o’clock last night. In Swinford, Co Mayo, the driver of a car lost his life in a two car collision at around half past two this morning.