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Monday, October 20, 2008

Man dies in west Limerick crash

A man has been killed in a road accident in Co. Limerick Sunday night.

The man, thought to be in his early twenties died when the car in which he was travelling in, careered into a ditch on the N69 road near Loughill around 9.15pm.

A woman in her twenties who was also travelling in the car was taken to Limerick regional Hospital. Two other passengers did not require treatment.

The scene of the crash, around 3 miles out of Loughill on the Glin road remains sealed off by Gardai while technical examinations are carried out.

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The deceased man has been named as 21 year old Robert McElligott from Ballyhahill, Co Limerick. Mr. McElligott worked as a fitter in Aughinish.