Two killed in separate accidents

A man in his seventies and a 15-year-old boy died yesterday following accidents in Galway and Waterford

A man in his seventies and a 15-year-old boy died yesterday following accidents in Galway and Waterford

The 73-year-old man died following a collision between his car and a tractor in Kiltormer, Co Galway shortly before 5pm.

The man, from Kiltormer, was removed to Portiuncula hospital, Ballinasloe where he was pronounced dead.

In Co Waterford, a 15-year-old boy died in a farming accident.

It is thought he died in an accident involving a tractor on the family farm at Carbury.

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