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Old 19th Sep 2005, 14:02
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Accident in Galway

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Two killed in Galway plane crash

19 September 2005 15:00
A light aircraft has crashed outside Galway City, killing the two men on board.

It is understood the crash happened after the aircraft attempted an emergency landing at a cricket pitch near, Oranmore, shortly before 1pm this afternoon.

The plane was en route from Galway Airport to Belgium. It is thought it got into trouble just after take off.


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Galway accident

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A light aircraft has crashed outside
Galway city, killing the two men on
board.

It is understood the crash happened
after the aircraft attempted an
emergency landing at a cricket pitch
near Oranmore, shortly before 1pm.

The plane was en route from Galway
Airport to Belgium. It is thought it
got into trouble just after take off.

Emergency services are at the scene.
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Old 19th Sep 2005, 16:01
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So thanks to Anthony1's post, we now know that "Emergency services are at the scene"
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No need to be a smart arse.
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TV news report is now up on the RTE website

http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0919/aircrash.html
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Not being a smart arse ronnie - just stating a fact.
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Damn. Sad news.
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Sad this.

Judging by the pics it looks like it came straight down.

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