Boy, 5, dies in tractor accident on farm

Two separate investigations are under way following the death of a five-year-old boy on farmland in the midlands yesterday.

Boy, 5, dies in tractor accident on farm

It is believed that the child was involved in an accident with a tractor at around 3pm in the townland of Kincora, near Ferbane, Co Offaly.

The boy was airlifted to the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore, but could not be saved.

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