Toddler dies after being hit by tractor as boy rescued from the sea loses life

A toddler died after he was knocked down by a tractor on a farm in Co Cork and Aaron O’Flaherty, the 9-year-old boy who was rescued from the sea in Co Clare late last Sunday, has lost his fight for life.

Two investigations are under way following the death of the 18-month-old who died in an accident on the farm. The child was named locally last night as Fionn Cashman.

Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority said they are investigating all the circumstances of the incident, which occurred on a family farm on the outskirts of Killeagh in East Cork.