Irish student falls to his death from bridge in Spain

THE parents of an Irish university student who fell to his death from a motorway bridge in northern Spain are preparing to travel to Zaragoza today to bring his body home.

Irish student falls to his death from bridge in Spain

Devastated Joe and Ann Marie O’Connor, from Boherbue, Co Cork, were being comforted by their two daughters, close family and local gardaí last night after their son, Shane, 20, died in a bizarre double tragedy on Friday.

Shane, who was due to celebrate his 21st birthday next Sunday, was a third-year student at the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT).

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