Mum leads tributes to 'beautiful son', 19, who died 8 days after his cycle was in crash with car

THREE more people have lost their lives on our roads in a horror bank holiday weekend of collisions that brought the total death toll this year to 98.

- BY NICOLA DONNELLY and MICHAEL O'TOOLE

Cyclist Luke Byrne, 19, died on Monday, after he was left in a critical condition following a road collision with a car on the R113 Fonthill Road South in Clon-dalkin on July 27 at around 11.40pm.

He was taken to Beaumont Hospital but sadly passed away on Monday from his injuries.

Romanian national Dragusin Vasilica, 31, died after his e-scooter was involved in a collision with a car on the Old Navan Road in Blanchardstown, Dublin, on Sunday.

Mr Vasilica was taken to Connolly Memorial Hospital in Blanchardstown but was later pronounced dead.

And a male in his 30s died following a single-vehicle collision at Ballina Cross, Annahargey in Tullamore, Co Offaly, at around 11.50pm on Monday.