Two die in separate overnight road incidents

Two people have been killed in overnight incidents in Co Galway and in Co Down.

Two people have been killed in overnight incidents in Co Galway and in Co Down.

A man (27) was fatally injured when his car was involved in a two-car collision at Lough George in Co Galway.

A passenger in the car and the driver of the other vehicle were injured. Gardaí say the dead man, who has not yet been named, is from Galway city.

A woman was also killed when her car struck a tree on the Waringsford Road in Banbridge, Co Down. Her name has not yet been released.

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