Two killed in van accident

Two men in their early 20s were killed when a van overturned at Rosenallis, Co Laois, early yesterday.

Two men in their early 20s were killed when a van overturned at Rosenallis, Co Laois, early yesterday.

They have been identified as Mr Mark Hyland, from Birchwood, Rosenallis, and John Conroy, from The Grove, Rosenallis.

The van was travelling from the direction of Mountmellick, Co Laois, when it failed to negotiate a sharp bend in the road.

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