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16-year-old boy dies after falling from tractor in Galway

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and for anyone who may have video footage to come forward.
16-year-old boy dies after falling from tractor in Galway

Kenneth Fox

A 16-year-old boy has died after falling from a tractor in County Galway last week.

It happened in Sylane, west of Tuam on the evening of Wednesday, August 30th.

The teenager was brought to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin to be treated for serious injuries, but he died in the early hours of this morning.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and for anyone who may have video footage to come forward.

It brings the number of people killed on the roads so far this year to 129.

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