It has been confirmed in the past few minutes that a man aged in his 40s has died following a small plane crash in Co Mayo this evening.
Gardai say the man died after his single seater aircraft that came down in a field at Breaffy near Ballina at approximatley 6.30pm.
Although the exact cause of the man’s death has yet to be confirmed it is believed the man who is from the North Mayo area became trapped inside the cockpit.
Gardai say an investigation into the incident is currently ongoing.