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Two dead and child seriously injured in road crashes

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  • Two men have died in separate road collisions in the Republic of Ireland
  • The crashes happened in counties Wexford and Kilkenny on Thursday
  • A child has serious injuries after a third collision involving an e-scooter in County Waterford

Two people have died and a child has sustained serious injuries after separate road crashes in the Republic of Ireland, gardaí (Irish police) have said.

A male driver aged in his 60s died at the scene of a collision at Duffry Gate in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, at about 07:00 local time.

Another man, in his 40s, died at the scene of a single-vehicle collision in County Kilkenny.

It happened on the R448 in Castlecolumb at about 16:00.

Elsewhere, two boys have been taken to hospital after a collision involving an e-scooter and a jeep.

It happened on Old Tramore Road in Greenfields, County Waterford, at about 15:00.

One of the children is being treated for serious injuries.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses of any of the collisions to contact them.