A teenager has died in a farming accident in County Tipperary.
Gardai have confirmed that the accident happened in the Carrigatoher area near Nenagh.
It is understood the 15 year old was a Junior cert student at St Anne’s in Killaloe.
He’s been named locally as Patrick McCormack of Ryninch Ballina.
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It is understood that he was fatally injured when he fell from the back of a tractor while working on a family member’s farm at around 3:30pm yesterday.
Gardai and the Health and Safety Authority are currently investigating the incident.
His death represents the first fatal farm accident of 2018.
