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21/01/2015
HSA And Garda Launch Investigation Into Farm Death
Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority have launched separate investigations into the death of a man on a farm in Co Kilkenny.
According to garda a man, aged in his 60s, died after a tractor rolled back on him on a farm near Bennettsbridge.
Other reports suggest the man is from a "well-known family in Kilkenny", with "strong sporting connections".
(MH/CD)
According to garda a man, aged in his 60s, died after a tractor rolled back on him on a farm near Bennettsbridge.
Other reports suggest the man is from a "well-known family in Kilkenny", with "strong sporting connections".
(MH/CD)
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