Girl, 10, died of head injuries after bicycle crash

A LITTLE girl died of massive head injuries after her bicycle careered down a Cork city hill and smashed into a wall at up to 80km an hour, an inquest heard yesterday.

Mary Connors, 10, from Carberry in Co Kildare, remained in a coma for more than a week after the tragic accident on the outskirts of Cork city on Sunday, September 2, last.

She died at Cork University Hospital (CUH) on September 13.