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'A great, great tragedy': Boy, 5, killed after fall on farm in Roscommon

Gardaí were called to the scene in Castlerea at around 5.40pm yesterday evening.

'A great, great tragedy': Boy, 5, killed after fall on farm in Roscommon

Mon, 06 Apr, 2020 - 09:56

Digital Desk staff

A five-year-old boy has been killed when he fell from a trailer on a farm in Co Roscommon.

Gardaí were called to the scene in Castlerea at around 5.40pm yesterday evening.

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