Two men killed in separate road incidents

Two young men have been killed in two separate road crashes in the early hours of this morning.

Two young men have been killed in two separate road crashes in the early hours of this morning.

A 23-year-old front-seat passenger died when the car he was traveling in crashed into a ditch before overturning on the Blessington road near Naas, Co Kildare. The driver of the car was reportedly slightly injured.

In Co Donegal, a 19-year-old pedestrian was killed when he was struck by a car just outside Letterkenny.

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