Three men have been killed in separate road tragedies in the first weekend of 2026.

A man aged in his 80s was killed in a single-car crash in County Antrim yesterday afternoon.

The incident took place shortly after 2:30pm at Bushmills.

Emergency services attended the scene and rushed the man to hospital, where he subsequently passed away.

The second road victim of this weekend died in a three-vehicle collision near Edgesworthtown in County Longford yesterday evening.

A man aged in his 30s was killed in the crash, with a second injured person taken to hospital for treatment of their injuries.

Finally another man aged in his 30s died in a single-vehicle crash in County Kerry last night.

The collision occurred at approximately 11:20pm at Knockdooragh, Headford.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

National: Three killed in separate road tragedies was last modified: January 4th, 2026 by Staff Writer

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