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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Tom Shiel

Young doctor who died after car plunged into Mayo river was 'loved by everybody', inquest hears

A 31-year-old doctor was drowned when her car suddenly reversed at speed through a safety barrier into a swollen river close to midnight on January 20 last, an inquest was told today.

The victim was Pakistani born Dr. Farah Ahmed, a member of the medical staff at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar.

An inquest into the death of the young doctor, described as “loved by everybody” and hardworking, was opened and adjourned by the Coroner for Mayo, Patrick O’Connor in Swinford Courthouse .

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