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Teenager dies after suspected electrocution on Limerick farm

The boy is believed to have been electrocuted on a farm in Newcastle West at around 2.45pm this afternoon.

A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has died after a farming accident in Co Limerick earlier today.

The boy is believed to have been electrocuted on a farm in Newcastle West at around 2.45pm this afternoon.

His body was taken to Limerick Regional Hospital where a post-mortem will be carried out.

GardaĆ­ said the Health and Safety Authority and the local coroner have been notified. The HSA confirmed that it is investigating the incident.

No foul play is suspected.

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