A woman has died following a workplace incident on a farm in Co. Laois on Monday.
Gardai and emergency services rushed to the scene of the accident, where the woman in her sixties had been struck by a vehicle at around 5pm.
She was pronounced dead at the scene, and her body was removed to the Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise.
The scene has been preserved for further investigation and gardai confirmed the Health and Safety Authority has been notified.
No further details of the incident have been provided at this point.
A garda spokesperson told the Irish Mirror: “Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a fatal workplace accident that occurred at a farm in the Portlaoise area of County Laois on the evening of Monday, 31st January 2022.
“A woman in her 60s was fatally injured during this incident and pronounced dead at the scene.
“The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) have been notified.”
