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06/06/2014
Two Die In Motorcycle Collision In Co Clare
Two people have died in a collision between two motorcycles in Co Clare.
According to Gardaí, a group of three motorcycles, each carrying two people, were travelling in one direction on N67 Ennistymon Road at about 18:45 on Thursday. At the same time, a lone motorcyclist was travelling in the opposite direction.
The exact details of the collision are not yet known, but Garda say they think that one of the group of motorcycles collided with the lone motorcyclist.
It is understood that one person died in the collision, with a second person dying at the scene a short time later. A third person is being treated at Galway University Hospital, for non-life threatening injuries.
It is understood that the group of three motorcyclists were all Italians and that the lone motorcyclist was German.
An investigation into the collision is underway.
(MH/JP)
According to Gardaí, a group of three motorcycles, each carrying two people, were travelling in one direction on N67 Ennistymon Road at about 18:45 on Thursday. At the same time, a lone motorcyclist was travelling in the opposite direction.
The exact details of the collision are not yet known, but Garda say they think that one of the group of motorcycles collided with the lone motorcyclist.
It is understood that one person died in the collision, with a second person dying at the scene a short time later. A third person is being treated at Galway University Hospital, for non-life threatening injuries.
It is understood that the group of three motorcyclists were all Italians and that the lone motorcyclist was German.
An investigation into the collision is underway.
(MH/JP)
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