One-year-old boy dies in Kilkenny farming accident

A one-year-old boy has passed away as a result of a farming accident in Kilkenny.

It's believed that the tragedy happened on a family farm near Johnswell Village just after 3 pm. According to The Irish Farmers Journal, a spokesperson for the Health and Safety Authority said the child may have been struck by the front loader of a tractor. Emergency services were called immediately but it's thought that the child passed away at the scene. Our thoughts are with his family.