Man and woman killed in workplace incident in  Offaly

A man and woman have been killed in a workplace accident in Co Offaly. Stock picture

A man and woman have been killed in a workplace accident in Co Offaly.

Gardaí and emergency services responded to the incident at an industrial premises in Banagher on Monday at approximately 11.40am.

Two people, a man aged in his 50s and a woman aged in her 20s, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Their bodies remain at the scene.

Autopsies will take place at Tullamore General Hospital at a later date, and the coroner has been notified.

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has been notified.

A spokesman for the HSA said: “The Health and Safety Authority is aware of the fatal incident and has launched an investigation. As such, no further information is available at this time.”