Funeral of Offaly crash victim taking place today

The Roscommon man who died in a road collision in County Offaly in the early hours of Sunday last is being laid to rest today (Thursday).

John Fleming, a pedestrian in his 50s from Brenamore, Loughglynn and formerly of Lisacul, Castlerea, died at the scene of a collision with a car on the R446 at Marshbrook near the Westmeath border shortly before 2 am on Sunday.

Predeceased by his mother Helen, parents-in-law

Patrick and Teresa Flanagan and brother-in-law

John Ryan, the late John Fleming is mourned by his wife Margaret, father Nicholas, sisters Helen and Katherine, sisters-in-law,