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Irish tourist, 61, plunges to her death in Lanzarote in horror buggy accident
Her daughter was seriously injured when the off-road vehicle flew 20 metres off a cliff in the Canary Islands
A 61-year-old Irish holidaymaker has died after the off-road buggy she was driving along a scenic route in Lanzarote plunged 20 metres off an embankment. Her daughter, who travelled to the Canary Islands on a South African passport, suffered severe head injuries and is in a critical condition at the Doctor José Molina Orosa Hospital in the island city of Arrecife.
Local reports claim the Irish woman may have lost control of the buggy while driving too fast around a steep bend, but the Guardia Civil, who have been put in charge of the incident, claim “it is too early at this stage to speculate on what could have caused the tragedy.
“The investigation is still at a very early stage.”
The mother and daughter, understood to be in her mid-40s, were on an excursion organised by the buggy company between the town of Teseguite and the village of Guatiza, an area famous for its volcanic rock formation and popular with tourists from across the globe.
Firefighters, police and paramedics arrived at the scene at about 3.30pm on Monday May 15 and found the off-road vehicle crashed down a steep embankment. The women had been thrown around 10 metres from the buggy. Although a helicopter was also sent to the site, rescue workers were eventually able to carry the tourists to the waiting ambulances on foot.
According to police sources, the injured younger woman remains in intensive care.
The company that organised the excursion has declined to comment but explains on its website that the outings are run by an “expert guide” whose role involves “leading the group and maintaining security.”
Image: can-am *similar buggy to the one involved in the accident
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