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Mirror 1st Sept 98

OLYMPIC boxing hero Francie Barrett was devastated by a new family tragedy last night. The champion from the world of travelling families was mourning the death in a car smash of the cousin he looked on as a kid brother. Edward Barrett, 18, died in a three-car crash outside Galway early yesterday when his vehicle exploded into a fireball. The accident happened on the Tuam Road at Castlebar around 1am yesterday. The driver of one of the other two cars is still in hospital.