Accidents claim 15 lives in 96 hours

Three people died after their hired car plunged into a ravine near Drimoleague, Co Cork, at 6 p.m. on Saturday

Three people died after their hired car plunged into a ravine near Drimoleague, Co Cork, at 6 p.m. on Saturday. A 27-year-old man from Ovens died following a collision involving a car and a lorry near Dripsey, Co Cork, on Saturday.

A 22-year-old man from Co Limerick was killed at Kilmacthomas, Co Waterford, on Sunday when the car he was driving was in collision with another vehicle.

A 65-year-old man from Co Roscommon died following a collision with another vehicle on the Roscommon-Athlone road at 9.10 p.m. on Sunday.

A teenage girl died on Monday in Dublin after an accident in Swords. She was a passenger in a car which hit a tree shortly after midnight on Sunday.

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A 32-year-old man from Athlone died after the car he was driving hit bollards outside Moate, Co Westmeath, at 2.30 a.m. on Monday.

A couple in their 60s died after an accident at Finner near Bundoran, Co Donegal. Their car was in collision with an articulated truck at 5.15 p.m. on Monday.

A pedestrian in his 40s was killed on Monday after he was hit by two cars in quick succession at Tullyesker, Co Louth.

An 18-year-old man died after his car went out of control at Kiltycahill near Sligo at about 1 a.m. yesterday and crashed into a tree.

A 23-year-old Donegal man was found dead in his car yesterday after it went out of control and ended up in a field off the Ardara-Glencolmcille road in Co Donegal.

Mr John Hayden (76) from Cabra, Dublin, died after his car hit a tree at New Cabra Road at 10.25 a.m. yesterday.

A 35-year-old man died after his car collided with an articulated tractor cab on the Killucan to Delvin road in Co Westmeath at 1.30 p.m. yesterday.