Three young men killed in road accidents

Three people have died in overnight road accidents, bringing the total death toll over the May Bank Holiday weekend to nine.

The latest victim was a motorcyclist in his 20s who collided with a car in Swords, Co Dublin, just after midnight.

Two other men in their 20s also died in Co Westmeath when the car they were travelling in was in collision with a lorry on the Moate-Ballymore road around 12 miles from Athlone last night.

A woman was also injured in the crash.

The latest fatalities bring the road death toll so far this May to 16, compared to 20 for the entire month last year.