The tragedy happened on Tuesday evening at around 7.20pm at a farm in Labasheeda in the south of the county. The alarm was raised by another man who also working on the farm.

It’s understood the victim had working with a tractor and trailer and was unloading slurry when the vehicle rolled backwards and knocked him into a slurry tank. It’s believed the man then drowned. However, all the circumstances of the tragedy are being investigated.

Emergency services

Two units of the fire brigade and an ambulance from Kilrush were called to the scene where fire crews quickly set about recovering the man from the pit. Efforts to resuscitate the man were unsuccessful, however.

The man’s body was removed to University Hospital Limerick where a post mortem examination is due to be carried out. The victim has not yet been named.

HSA

Inspectors from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) are due to visit the scene of the tragedy today while gardaí will also undertake a separate investigation.

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