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TWO separate accidents, one on the roads and another at sea, have taken two lives during a tragic bank holi- day weekend in Clare.
It could well have been a triple tragedy weekend as nothing short of a miracle saved the life of an 18- month baby girl, who was struck by a car in the driveway of a family home in Kilkee yesterday.
29-year-old young farmer, Patrick Murphy, was killed when his car hit an ESB pole near Tulla in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Hours later, a Polish fisherman lost his life after he was swept to sea in Kilkee at lunchtime on Sunday.
The 18-month-old baby girl was struck after she walked into the path of a car being driven by her grandfa- ther in Kilkee, yesterday morning.
The baby was knocked down and sustained serious head injuries and oe) slow Be-LOLADNKOKE
She was rushed to Ennis General Hospital, where her condition stabi- lised. She was later moved to Lim- erick Regional Hospital where hopes are high that she will make a full recovery.
The matter was not reported to gardai in Kilkee. It happened in the private driveway of a house and is not a matter for a Garda probe.
Gardai are, however, investigating the cause of the road crash which claimed the life of Patrick Murphy at around 2.45am on Sunday.
He was on his way home from so- cialising when his jeep struck an ESB pole and overturned at Cloonaleary, approximately one mile from Tulla. The overturned vehicle was seen by a passer-by and the alarm was raised at 2.55am. He was removed to En- nis General Hospital where he was
pronounced dead at 4.10am.