Oscar-winning Irish musician dies in motorcycle crash, Irish media report

DUBLIN (REUTERS) -- Irish musician Glen Hansard, who won a Best Original Song Oscar in 2008 for the indie film “Once” and was lead singer for rock group The Frames, died in a motorcycle crash at the age of 56, Irish media reported on Wednesday.

Irish police said 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. (0330 GMT) 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.