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Young Irish man dies in New Zealand road crash
Martin Cadden was on a working visa in the country since 2013.
Updated 8.20pm
A YOUNG IRISH man died in a road crash in New Zealand on Friday.
The 22-year-old has been named as Martin Cadden – originally from Cavan.
It happened on Friday night at 11:20 pm local time.
The New Zealand Herald reports that he lost control of his car and hit a tree on Lake Road at Leeston, near Lake Ellesmere, Canterbury.
Mr Cadden was in New Zealand on a working visa since 2013.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said that consular assistance had not been requested.
Originally published 2.32pm
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