Two killed in road accidents

A man died when his motorcycle crashed into a wall at Coolarne, Athenry, Co Galway, at around 9.30 p.m. last night.

A man died when his motorcycle crashed into a wall at Coolarne, Athenry, Co Galway, at around 9.30 p.m. last night.

One person was killed and two seriously injured in a head-on collision on the M1 motorway just outside Belfast yesterday afternoon. The RUC is investigating reports that one of the vehicles may have been travelling against the flow of traffic.

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