Two die in accidents on farms in Wexford and Offaly

Two men died in accidents involving farm vehicles in counties Wexford and Offaly yesterday. Four people have been killed in farm-related deaths so far this year after a fatality in Co Roscommon at the weekend.

In Moneyribbon near Gorey, Co Wexford, a man in his 20s died when it appears that a quad bike overturned on a farm. It is believed that the vehicle went into a ditch or a stream and emergency services were alerted at around 6.30am.

At 8am, a death was reported from a farm in Fivealley near Birr, Co Offaly. It is understood that the man in his 70s was killed when a tractor he had been using rolled over him in a field.