Man killed in aircraft crash

An investigation is underway after a man died in a light aircraft crash in County Mayo yesterday. 

The plane came down in a field outside Ballina just after 6pm yesterday. 

The pilot, a local man in his fifties, was the only occupant of the aircraft. 

The scene, between Ballina and Bonnyconlon, has been sealed off to allow examination by a team from the Air Accident Investigation Unit. 

 

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