Five-year-old boy dies following farming accident in Roscommon

Tragic news this morning.

A five-year-old boy has died following a farming accident in Roscommon. The child fell from a trailer parked at his family farm in Tulsk on Sunday evening around 6pm. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The boy's body has been taken to Roscommon University Hospital where a postmortem is due to take place. A file will also be prepared for the coroner. The HSA have been notified of the incident. An investigation is set to be carried out.