TWO PEOPLE HAVE died following separate road collisions in Kerry and Dublin last night.
A man in his 20s has died in a collision in Tallaght when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a pedestrian shortly before 2:45am at a roundabout on Whitestown Way.
The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. The pedestrian, a man also in his 20s, was taken by Ambulance to Tallaght Hospital. His injures are not life threatening.
Seperately, another man in his 20s was killed in the early hours of the morning following a collision in Lisselton, Co Kerry.
Gardaí and emergency services were alerted shortly after 2am following the collision involving a taxi and the pedestrian on the R553 at Ballydonohoe, Lisselton near Ballybunion.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver, a male in his 40s, did not require immediate medical treatment.
Both roads in Kerry and Dublin are presently closed for an examination by Forensic Collision Investigators.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone with information or who may have witnessed either collision to contact them.
Any road users or pedestrians who may have camera footage, including dash-cam footage, and who were travelling in the vicinity of Whitestown Way at the time, is asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.
Any road users with camera or dashcam recordings, from the R553 between Ballybunion and Listowel between 1:30am and 2:15am this morning, are also asked to make footage available to the Gardaí.
Contact can be made with Tallaght Garda Station by phoning 01 666 6000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.
Listowel Garda Station can be contacted on 068 50820.
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