Nine killed in road accidents over Easter weekend

Nine people have died in accidents on the Republic's roads since last Friday night, making this year's Easter bank holiday weekend one of the worst on record.

The latest victim was a 71-year-old pedestrian who died after being struck by a car while crossing the road in the Lisseycasey area of Ennis, Co Clare, last night.

A man in his 20s also died yesterday afternoon from injuries he sustained when his 4x4 collided with a truck near Tuam in Co Galway on Saturday morning.

Elsewhere, the body of a 63-year-old man was found trapped under his car off a bog road in Co Kildare yesterday morning, while a 40-year-old man died when his motorcycle collided with a car in Co Cavan on Sunday evening and a 26-year-old died when his car struck two stray horses in Co Meath on Saturday.

The other four victims were all Polish nationals who died when their car collided with a lorry in Ballinhassig, Co Cork, on Friday night.