Irish couple die in car crash near Chicago

An Irish couple with deep-rooted GAA connections in Kerry and Galway have died in a road crash in the US.

Former Kerry hurler Joe O'Connell and his wife, former Galway camogie player Ann Coleman, were travelling with their three children when the crash happened on Sunday night about an hour from Chicago.

The family emigrated to America several years ago and had been living in Madison, Wisconsin.

They were travelling to the west coast for a holiday at the time of Sunday's crash.

The three children, aged between 10 and 15, were injured in the accident and one is said to be in a critical condition.