Driver fails to appear at inquest into death of passenger

A DRIVER whose passenger was killed while they were following the Cork 20 Rally failed to appear at a coroner’s court yesterday to give evidence about the tragic accident.

As a result, the coroner said he would be issuing a summons to Tom Lyons, Carriganima, Macroom, Co Cork and to two “independent witnesses” who also failed to appear at the inquest.

Coroner Michael Kennedy said that if they failed to turn up at the reconvened hearing on March 29, a new law could leave them facing fines of up to €3,000 or even jail terms.