Tractor driver dies in Co Mayo crash

Gardaí are investigating a crash that killed a man this morning at Brize, near Claremorris, Co Mayo.

Gardaí are investigating a crash that killed a man this morning at Brize, near Claremorris, Co Mayo.

A man in his sixties was fatally injured when the tractor he was driving hit a car at about 11 a.m.

He was taken from the scene to Mayo General Hospitalin Castlebar where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

The driver of the car was not seriously injured and there were no other occupants in the car at the time.

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Gardaí have not yet released the dead man's name until next of kin have beeninformed.