Westmeath man, 20s, dies after suffering injuries in tragic accident while working on car

The man was taken to the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore, but later died.

A man in his 20s has died in Co Westmeath after a tragic accident involving a car.

It happened at around 8pm last night in the Coralstown area of Kinnegad.

Gardaí say he suffered serious injuries after a car he was working on fell from its supports in a field.

He was taken to the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore, but later died.

Earlier today, a 13-year-old boy in Co Westmeath was buried after dying in a crash in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Joseph Anderson's funeral is on this morning at the Church of the Assumption in Delvin, but due to Covid-19 restrictions, it is only open to family.

The crash happened on Wednesday at Lisclougher Great when the car he and four other people were in hit a tree.