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Irish man dies in Australian motorcycle accident

Arrangements are being made to repatriate the body of a young Irish man, who died in a motorcycle...
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10.17 16 Jul 2013


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Irish man dies in Australian motorcycle accident

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10.17 16 Jul 2013


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Arrangements are being made to repatriate the body of a young Irish man, who died in a motorcycle accident in Australia.

28-year old Keith Rigney from Westport in Co. Mayo died after he came off his motorbike in a rural area of Darwin yesterday morning.

It is understood Keith who was a construction worker was on his way to work at about 6.30am Australian time. His bike collided with another vehicle on Thorngate Road and he was thrown from the bike.

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He died on arrival at the Royal Darwin Hospital.

His older brother Vincent also died as a result of a motorbike collision in Mayo almost 12 years ago.

A Google Streetview of Thorngate Road in Darwin

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