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Waterford
Man in his 70s dies following farm incident involving septic tank
The incident happened at around 10am this morning.
A MAN HAS died following an incident on a farm in Waterford this morning.
Gardaí were called to the scene of an incident in Ferrybank, Co Waterford at around 10am..
A man in his 70s suffered fatal injuries while emptying a septic tank on a farm.
He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was taken to University Hospital Waterford where a full post-mortem will be carried out.
Representatives from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) attended the scene and will conduct an investigation.
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