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AN 8l-year-old man lost his life after he suffered a suspected heart attack at the wheel of his car in En- nis last October, an inquest into his death has heard.
William Ryan, of Highfield Park, Ennis, was involved in a two-vehicle accident at Highfield Road, Ennis, shortly before 8am on October 15, 2007.
He and two others were taken to Ennis General Hospital, following the accident. Mr Ryan, a retired civil servant, was later pronounced dead in hospital.
Ennis Coroner’s Court heard from Garda Barry O’Grady who attended
the scene of the accident. He said that road conditions were wet and dull at the time.
The inquest was told that Mr Ry- an’s car veered off the road and then collided head on with a van, on a straight stretch of road.
Consultant pathologist Dr James O’Driscoll carried out an autopsy on the body of Mr Ryan. He said it ap- peared that he had suffered a heart attack, which caused his car to go out of control and hit a van, at Highfield I Xey- Tes
He said that death was due to acute cardiac failure, associated with coro- nary atheroma.
Coroner Isobel O’Dea recorded death due to natural causes.