A close-knit village in Co Mayo is in mourning today following the tragic death of a local father-of-two who died in a road traffic accident this morning just minutes after dropping his daughter off to school. A close-knit village in Co Mayo is in mourning today following the tragic death of a local father-of-two who died in a road traffic accident this morning just minutes after dropping his daughter off to school. Community in mourning after father-of-two killed in accident minutes after school runThe man, aged in his 50s, has not been named pending notification of next of kin. It’s understood he had just dropped his young daughter off to school during the morning school run around 9am when the tragedy occurred. Mr Holmes said the stretch of road where the accident occurred is a straight road and no other vehicle was involved.

Source: Irish Independent April 25, 2018 18:11 UTC