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Woman killed following Mayo beach buggy crash
A woman in her 20s is killed, while another man remains in a serious condition, after the accident in Co Mayo yesterday.
A WOMAN in her 20s has died following an accident involving a beach buggy in Co Mayo yesterday.
The woman, and a man, were driving along the strand near Lacken, north of Ballina, in the beach buggy yesterday afternoon when it crashed at around 2:30pm.
The pair were rushed by ambulance to Mayo General Hospital in Castlebar, where the woman later died from her injuries.
The man remains in a serious condition at the hospital, and Gardaí are investigating the cause of the tragedy.
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