Gardaí are hoping that a postmortem examination will help them to establish what led to the death of a 55-year-old man in a single vehicle crash in Co Cork.
South African-born Marco da Costa was pronounced dead at the scene after his car crashed into a wall at Faxbridge in Clonakilty town early on Tuesday.
Paramedics were called to the scene at 12.15am. Mr da Costa, who was alone in the car, was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was removed to the morgue at Cork University Hospital.
Investigating gardaí are hoping that the postmortem will establish whether Mr da Costa may have suffered some cardiac event which caused him to lose control of his car.
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Tributes have been paid locally in Clonakilty to Mr Da Costa, who lived at Gallanes on the outskirts of the town and worked in The Courtyard Bar.
“This morning we received the tragic news that our friend and work colleagues, Marco da Costa was involved in a fatal car accident – we are devastated by this news,” his colleagues at the bar said in a post on Facebook.
“Marco started work at the Courtyard Bar last year and made many friends along the way with his charming personality.
“Our sympathies go out to Marco’s work colleagues, friends and family and especially his little girl Stella and his great friends, Lynne and Rob.
“Thank you to everyone for reaching out to us today to offer their support – Marco was a true gentleman and we will miss him dearly.”
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