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A teenage girl has died following an incident with a tractor in Co. Cavan

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

09:57 31 May 2023


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The incident happened around 11pm lastnight

Monaghan. Image shows the back of a Garda jacket. (SourceL

A teenage girl has died following an incident involving a tractor in Co. Cavan.

The single vehicle collision happened on the L2514 at Loughduff, Cavan at around 11pm last night.

Gardaí say a girl in her late teens died when the tractor she was in collided with a ditch.

A male teenager who was driving the tractor wasn't injured.

Her body has been removed from the scene to Cavan General Hospital where a post mortem will take place.

Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the area between 10.45pm and 11.15pm are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.Anyone with any information is asked to contact Cavan Garda station on 049 436 8800, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.

It's one of two fatalities that happened on our roads yesterday. 

In Louth, A man in his 80's has been killed in a road traffic collision.

He was walking on the Castlebellingham to Annagassan Road just before 8 o'clock last night when he was hit by a car.

The pensioner was pronounced dead at the scene and his body has been removed to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital for a post mortem.

The road is still closed this morning as Gardai carry out a forensic examination.

They're also appealing for any road users in the area yesterday evening who may have camera footage to make it available.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Drogheda Garda station.


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