Man dies as lorry knocks over wall

A man in his 70s died after a shed wall fell on him near his home at Stonebridge, outside Clones, Co Monaghan, yesterday

A man in his 70s died after a shed wall fell on him near his home at Stonebridge, outside Clones, Co Monaghan, yesterday. Gardai said Mr Magee, a widower who lived with his son's family, died instantly after the wall was accidentally knocked over by a lorry during renovation work to the building.

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