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Three men die in separate weekend crashes in the Republic

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Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collisions or who has dash-cam footage to contact them

Three men have died in separate road traffic accidents in counties Donegal, Kildare and Cork.

A man in his 20s died in a two-car crash at Kinnego Cross, Ballymagan, County Donegal, around 21:10 local time on Saturday.

A motorcyclist in his 30s died in a collision with a jeep on the N20 at Castlewrixon, Ballyhea, County Cork, at 20:00 local time on Saturday.

In County Kildare, a motorcyclist in his 50s died in a single vehicle collision at Killick, Kilcock, at 10:45 local time on Saturday.

Gardaí (Irish police) said the coroner had been notified in relation to all three deaths.

A number of people were also injured in two of the collisions.

A man in his 20s, a teenage boy and girl were taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment but their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

A man in his 80s who was driving the jeep in the County Cork crash was also taken to hospital. His injuries are believed to be non-life threatening.

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collisions or who has dash-cam footage to contact them.