Oscar-winning singer-songwriter Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash near Dublin

Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard died aged 56 after a motorcycle crash in Lucan, on the outskirts of Dublin, on Wednesday. According to police, he was treated at the scene but was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. Hansard won Best Original Song Oscar for 'Falling Slowly' with Markéta Irglová in 2008. Hansard was also the frontman of rock band 'The Frames'.