Four killed in weekend road accidents

Four people have died on Ireland's roads over the weekend, bringing the death toll from road accidents so far this year to 180.

60-year-old Jacqueline Higgins, from Ballinasloe, Co Galway, died in a single-vehicle crash at Abbeyknockmoy at around 9am yesterday, while a motorcyclist died when he crashed into a pier in Gorey, Co Wexford at around the same time.

22-year-old David Donnelly, from Enniscorthy in Co Wexford, also died when his car collided with another vehicle in Rathnure late on Saturday night, while a 53-year-old woman died in a hit-and-run in the Santry area of north Dublin yesterday.