Probe into death after car crush at dealership

A PROBE has been launched into the death of a man crushed while loading cars onto a truck.

Pat Byrne, 48, from Stradbally, Co Laois, was picking up vehicles from the Windsor car dealership in Ballybrit, Co Galway, when he got into difficulties.

It is believed the father of two girls became trapped between the door of one of two cars he was loading onto a transporter and the lorry’s ram sometime between 12.15pm and 1pm yesterday.