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Teenage boy dies after Carlow farm accident
Two boys were taken to hospital in a serious condition and one has since passed.
Updated 6.20pm
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has died in farming accident in Carlow.
Gardaí confirmed that the boy died after the accident earlier today.
A 14-year-old boy and his 15-year-old brother were rushed to hospital from the farm in Ballon just before midday.
Gardaí said the incident occurred on a beet field when a tractor and trailer overturned and went into a ditch containing water.
Both teens were taken in a serious condition to St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny and the younger boy has since died.
- Additional reporting Aoife Barry and Paul Hosford
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