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06 Sept 2025
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A man in his 20s has been killed and two other men have been injured after a quad bike and motorcycle crashed in Co Westmeath.
The incident took place at Ballynascarry, Finea, Co Westmeath, at around 3.30pm.
The man aged in his 20s – the driver of the quad bike – was pronounced dead at the scene.
His body has been removed to the mortuary in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar.
A post-mortem examination is due to take place.
The motorcycle rider, a man aged in his 20s, is in a critical condition in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital.
The male passenger of the quad bike, aged in his 20s, was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
No other injuries were reported.
The road has been closed overnight and a technical examination is due to be carried out by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators on Sunday afternoon.
Gardai are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.
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