Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash

Irish singer-songwriter and actor Glen Hansard has died aged 56 in a motorcycle crash in Lucan on the outskirts of Dublin. He won the best song Oscar for the 2007 film Once and fronted the band the Frames.

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Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard killed in crash

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Hansard, who was 56, won the best song Oscar for the 2007 low-budget musical film Once.

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BBC Published 29 July 2026

Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard killed in crash

Hansard, who was 56, won the best song Oscar for the 2007 low-budget musical film Once.

Guardian Published 29 July 2026

Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, dies aged 56 in motorcycle crash

Frontman of chart-topping band the Frames had huge success as the star of 2007 romantic drama Once Glen Hansard, the Irish folk-rock musician and actor who fronted the band the Frames and had Oscar-winning success with the 2007 film Once , has died aged 56. He died in a motorcycle crash in Lucan on the outskirts of Dublin, early on Wednesday morning. Without naming him, Irish police said he was treated at the scene…

Sky Published 29 July 2026

Oscar-winning musician and actor killed in motorbike crash

Oscar-winning musician and actor Glen Hansard has been killed in a motorbike crash in Dublin.

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