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A MAN HAS been airlifted to hospital after he was seriously injured in a farm accident in Clare this evening.
The incident happened at around 7pm at a farm in Fanore in the north of the county. It’s understood that a hay bale rolled over the man.
The Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard was requested to respond to the scene and assist the National Ambulance Service.
The Shannon-based search and rescue helicopter, Rescue 115, which had been returning from a training exercise in Galway Bay, was also tasked and requested to land on the beach in Fanore where Coast Guard members had secured and marked a landing zone.
Ambulance paramedics and Coast Guard volunteers stretchered the casualty to the helicopter before he was airlifted to Shannon Airport. From there he was transported by road to University Hospital Limerick for treatment.
The man is understood to have sustained crush injuries in the accident.
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Rest in peace
Terrible tragic accident
Where are all the lads that were on here the other day blaming drivers.
Saying how it was all the drivers fault and nothing to do with the safety of scooters blah blah bla.
@Joe: great time to point score Joe
@Gar: he has a point though, people are very quick to blame and jump to their own conclusions particularly on the journal comments.
@gary mullen: that’s the purpose of the comment section
@Michael Burke: the purpose of the comment section is to jump to conclusions without any proof? Yep common sense ain’t very common. Now that it’s been proven they are not looking for anyone else or any cars sure you may aswell put up a comment saying it was a drink driver in a red car with no light on hit him and kept going. Gob sh**e
Hopefully the knowledge that it seems to have been an unfortunate accident involving just himself might make it a bit easier for his family. I think the anger I would feel if I thought it was a hit and run would make his death much harder to come to terms with.
@Alan Dillon: It was classed as a ” possible hit and run ” on all of the news outlets.
@Peter Dowling: Well, the Gardai, having conducted an investigation, have stated that it was not a hit and run (they’re not looking for anyone) so all of the news outlets were wrong.
@Peter Dowling: possible is not synonymous with definitely. Commentors here love a good jump to conclusions.
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