Slightly different on RTÉ - "It is believed the man was moving animals
along the track at the time."
The photo caption refers to the "Newmarket line".
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0628/clare.html
Quote:
Man dies after being hit by train
watch Monday, 28 June 2010 20:25
A 62-year-old man has died after being hit by a train in Co Clare last night.
The accident happened on the Ennis to Colbert line in the townland of Ralahine South, Newmarket-on-Fergus, just after 10pm.
It is believed the man was moving animals along the track at the time.
The train driver alerted gardaÃ* and emergency services. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
He is the second person to be killed by a train over the weekend.
On Saturday, an 18-year-old man died after he was struck by the Limerick to Ballybrophy train close to Nenagh shortly before 6pm.
He was taken to the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, where he later died.
It is believed he was with friends at the time but may have been following a dog that strayed onto the track when the incident occurred.
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