Irish musician Glen Hansard killed in motorcycle crash
Irish musician and Oscar winner Glen Hansard, died in a motorcycle crash early Wednesday morning in Dublin. According to ATC Management, Hansard was involved in an early morning crash. "With broken hearts we announce the passing of Glen Hansard who passed away, in the early hours of this morning, following a road-traffic accident in Dublin," ATC Management said in a statement that thanked emergency services.Police in Ireland said a man in his 50s was killed in a single-vehicle collision in the west of Dublin, according to Reuters. Emergency services were alerted just before 4:30 a.m. local time, where he was pronounced dead shortly afterward. Hansard began his career busking in his late teens before rising to prominence as the frontman of the Irish band The Frames.