Three dead in overnight road accidents

Two drivers were killed and a passenger seriously injured when their cars collided in Co Tipperary, gardaí said today.

Two drivers were killed and a passenger seriously injured when their cars collided in Co Tipperary, gardaí said today.

The victims, a 65-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man, died instantly in the crash at Lackamore, Newport, at around 7 p.m. last night.

A passenger who was seriously injured in the crash was taken to Limerick Regional Hospital.

In a separate incident, a 35-year-old pedestrian was killed this morning in an accident in Ballincollig, Co Cork.

He was later pronounced dead at Cork University Hospital.

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