BREAKING: Man dies following accident on Limerick farm

A MAN has passed away after he fell from a roof on a farm in Bruree this Tuesday afternoon.

The deceased, a single man aged in his late 50s and from the locality, was an experienced roofing contractor and steel fabricator.

He was working on a shed on the farm at the time of the accident and it is understood he fell some 30 feet.

A garda spokesperson confirmed to Limerick Live that officers are in attendance at the scene of a fatal workplace accident that occurred at a farm this Tuesday afternoon.

“A man in his 50s was pronounced dead at the scene. His body has been removed to University Hospital Limerick where a post-mortem will take place at a later date. The Health and Safety Authority have been notified,” said the spokesperson.

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Valiant efforts were made to save the man by those on the farm at the time and by summoning emergency services, neighbours and getting a defibrillator.

One local told Limerick Live it was a “terrible tragedy”.

“It’s very sad. He’s very well known, very popular. There’s no good time of year for something like this to happen but it’s always extra sad in the run up to Christmas. He’d have been very well got locally,” he said.

It is understood that the Health and Safety Authority is conducting an investigation.

A file will be prepared and forwarded for the coroner.