Key Facts

• Glen Hansard was 56 years old.
• He died in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Lucan, west of Dublin.
• The crash happened just before 4:30 a.m. local time.
• He won an Oscar in 2007 for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly."
• Hansard was the lead singer of the rock group The Frames.
• He acted in the movie The Commitments as Outspan Foster.
• He was part of the duo The Swell Season and released solo albums, including one nominated for a Grammy.
• Police are asking for witnesses to come forward about the crash.
• He had a three-year-old son.