Musician Dies Following Bantry Crash
A well-known local musician has died from injuries he sustained in a single car collision over the weekend. Taidhg Burke from Bantry was a bass player with The Calvinists. It's understood his car smashed into a pole on Bridge street in the early hours of Sunday morning. Gardai found the 32 year old in the passenger seat of the car at around 4am - and he was taken to Bantry General Hospital with serious injuries. He lost his fight for life yesterday and gardai are urging witnesses to the incident to contact Bantry Garda Station.
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