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Officers attached to Riverina Police District attended and commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the crash.

‘Freak accident’: four injured after horse-drawn cart ploughs into bystanders at NSW showground Two teenagers thrown out of cart, one woman run over and a man injured in accident at Lockhart Showground in Riverina NSW Ambulance says a horse pulling a cart bolted with passengers on board and ran into bystanders while ‘out of control’ at a Riverina showground. Photograph: Paul Miller/AAP NSW Ambulance says a horse pulling a cart bolted with passengers on board and ran into bys...

Four people have been taken to hospital after a horse drawing a cart bolted in a freak accident at a showground in regional NSW. Emergency services were called to the Lockhart Showground in the NSW Riverina region just after 11.30am on Saturday. It appears a horse pulling a cart has bolted with passengers on board and also ran into bystanders while out of control, Inspector Eamon Purcell of NSW Ambulance said in a statement. Emergency services were called to the Lockhart Showground in the NSW R...

Ballysteen club notes Senior Hurling Congratulations to the Limerick Senior Hurling Team who won their second Senior Hurling All Ireland in three years after defeating Waterford 0-30 to 0-19 on Sunday. While we were unable to witness the victory in person at Croke Park, the team managed by John Kiely & captained by Declan Hannon produced a powerful display to win Liam McCarthy. Well done to everyone involved and we look forward to the celebrations that will follow in 2021 when allowed.   Minor...