STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Gardaí are at the scene of a fatal accident involving a quad bike on Achill Island
GARDAÍ in Achill are investigating the death of a pensioner who was killed following a quad bike accident this afternoon.
The man believed to be in his 80s was pronounced dead at the scene following an incident at around 1.30pm on the road to Purteen Harbour just off the R319 near Keel. No other injuries were reported following the single vehicle collision.
The body of the man was removed and taken to Mayo University Hospital where a post mortem examination is due to take place.
The road is currently closed while forensic collision investigators carry out technical examinations of the scene.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision to contact them. Anyone who may have been in the vicinity of Keel on Achill Island between 1pm and 2pm and who may have camera footage including dash cam footage is asked to make contact with gardaí and make it available to gardaí.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Westport Garda Station on 098 50230 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
