Road Deaths Reach Eight

The woman who died following a road crash on the M1 motorway in Co Meath this morning is the eight victim of the roads across Ireland in two days.

The 36-year-old sustained serious injuries when her car hit a pole on the northbound lane of the motorway.

It happened just before 9am outside the City North Hotel at Gormanston.

She was removed to Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in Drogheda where she later died.

Earlier, the death of a man in an early morning road accident in Co Tyrone brought the number of people killed on Irish roads up to that point to seven.

That fatal crash happened about two miles from the village of Castlecaulfield with a single vehicle involved in the incident and happened at about 4am on Monday.

The victim's name has not yet been released. The Foygh and Drumreaney roads were closed for a time, but have since reopeoned.

The NI death came as roads in the Irish Republic had earlier claimed a total of six lives over the weekend, one being the death of a motorcyclist in Tipperary.

The 31 year-old motorcyclist was killed in the crash, which happened in Powerstown, Clonmel, Co Tipperary, at 10.40pm and the man died at the scene. No other vehicle was involved.

On Saturday afternoon, two bikes collided at Clonaglin, Kilbeggan, Co Westmeath a charity motorbike ride, the annual Across Ireland Motorcycle Run for the Make A Wish Foundation.

A 35-year-old Polish national died in the incident while the second motorcyclist was also injured, although not seriously.

Another motorcyclist was killed in Kildare flowing a collision with a jeep late on Saturday night.

He was pronounced dead at The Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. The Driver of the jeep was uninjured.

Meanwhile, a motorcyclist in his 20's was fatally injured when the bike he was riding struck a tractor on the Listowel to Abbeyfeale road.

A female passenger on the bike, also in her 20s was, taken to Kerry General Hospital, the driver of the tractor was not injured.

Elsewhere, a 23-year-old woman was killed when she lost control of the car she was driving and crashed at Kilmacomma, Clonmel, Co Tipperary, at around 3.45am on Sunday.

Another woman died on Saturday night after she was knocked down by a car at Summerhill, Tramore.

(DW)