Glen Hansard, singer, frontman of The Frames and Oscar winner, has died aged 56

The Oscar-winning songwriter and longtime Frames frontman has died.

The "Once" star was killed in a single-vehicle crash at the Strawberry Beds in West Dublin just before 4:30 a.m., the Irish Times reported.

Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin early Wednesday, his management said. He was 56.

Irish singer-songwriter dies after motorcycle crash in Dublin

Glen Hansard, the Irish musician who starred in the 2007 film “Once” and won the best original song Oscar for “Falling Slowly,” died on Wednesday in a motorcycle crash. He was 56. According to the BBC, Hansard was killed in a single-vehicle crash in his home city of Dublin on Wednesday. The accident was reported…

‘Once’ star and former Frames frontman died in the early hours of Wednesday

He was reportedly killed in the early hours of Wednesday morning