"The father of two, the Irish Independent understands, had been carrying out works on a bus when tragedy struck shortly before midday. Gardaí, together with emergency services scrambled to the scene a short time later where, despite desperate attempts, the much loved businessman was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was removed to Mullingar's Midland Regional Hospital yesterday afternoon to allow for a post-mortem examination to take place."
""He was a great GAA man followed in the Carrigy tradition of being involved locally in those circles and he always provided buses for Longford GAA over the years. "Shane was just a very popular young man. The community is absolutely numbed at the thought of this tragedy and how an accident like this could take a successful young businessman's life away in an instant.""
Shane Carrigy, aged 45 and father of two, was fatally injured while carrying out work on a bus at Carrigy's Coaches in Ballinalee. Emergency services and Gardaí attended the scene but Carrigy was pronounced dead and his body was taken to Mullingar's Midland Regional Hospital for a post-mortem. The circumstances have been referred to the Health and Safety Authority, which confirmed awareness and commenced an investigation. Carrigy built Carrigy's Coaches into a leading midlands operator. Local community figures described widespread shock and sorrow, noting his strong support for GAA and provision of buses for clubs.
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