Gardaí name weekend motorcycle fatalities

The scene near Castleisland, Co Kerry, where two Polish motorcyclists were killed

The scene near Castleisland, Co Kerry, where two Polish motorcyclists were killed. (Photo: Eamonn Keogh/MacMonagle, Killarney)

The two motorcyclists who were killed in Co Kerry on Sunday morning have been named by gardaí.

They were Marek Olszowka (32), from Moccas, Hertfordshire, England, and Kazimierz Kawa (31), from Bromyard, Hertfordshire, England.

Both men, originally from Poland, were returning from an international Harley-Davidson rally in Killarney and were travelling behind a Polish-registered Opel Omega Estate driven by friends.

The collision happened at Knocknagoshel, Co Kerry, when their bikes collided with a BMW car on the N21 at about 6am.

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To date, 199 people have died in crashes, compared to 172 at the same point last year.