Two killed in Offaly, Clare crashes

Two men have died following road crashes in Cos Clare and Offaly this morning.

Two men have died following road crashes in Cos Clare and Offaly this morning.

A man (19) died when the car he was driving left the road at 6.15am between Sixmilebridge and Newmarket on Fergus in Co Clare.

A passing motorist spotted the crashed car in a field and alerted gardai.

The body of the man was taken to the Midwestern Regional Hospital in Limerick.

In Co Offaly, a man in his 30s died in the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore following a crash near Birr shortly after 7.00am.

There were no other vehicles involved.