Man dies following incident on farm in Co Wexford

Incident involving man in his 50s occurred in Enniscorthy

Emergency services, including gardaí, rushed to the scene of the accident
Emergency services, including gardaí, rushed to the scene of the accident

A man has died following a workplace incident on Saturday afternoon at a farmyard in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.

Emergency services, including gardaí, rushed to the scene but the man, in his 50s, who is believed to be from the county, sustained fatal injuries.

As part of protocol following a fatal workplace incident, the man’s boday was taken to University Hospital Waterford for a postmortem examination to be carried out.

A file is to be prepared for the coroner.

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The Health and Safety Authority also attended at the scene and will carry out an investigation into the incident.

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