Glen Hansard, the Oscar-winning Irish musician, died in a motorcycle crash at the age of 56, according to Irish media reports. Hansard, who was the lead singer for the rock group The Frames, won a Best Original Song Oscar in 2008 for the indie film “Once”.
Irish police reported that a man in his 50s had died after a single-vehicle motorcycle collision in the west of Dublin. Emergency services were alerted shortly before 04:30 a.m. and the man was pronounced dead a short time after being treated at the scene.
Newstalk Radio and the Irish Independent reported that Hansard died in the crash. A representative for Hansard did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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