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Case No. 7566Fatal road traffic incident · Co. Galway · 30 Aug 2023

Garda appeal after teenager dies following fall from tractor in Tuam

A 16-year-old boy fell from a tractor at Sylane in Tuam, Co Galway, at around 7.40pm on 30 August 2023. He was taken to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin and died in the early hours of 6 September 2023. Gardaí are investigating the incident as a road traffic incident and on 6 September appealed for witnesses and anyone with video footage to come forward. A post-mortem will take place in due course, and that appeal is the latest reported development.

  1. Reported6 Sep
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A 16-year-old boy received serious injuries when he fell from a tractor.
  • He died in the early hours of 6 September 2023.
Where
  • The fall happened at Sylane in Tuam, Co Galway.
  • He was taken to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.
When
The fall happened at around 7.40pm on Wednesday 30 August 2023.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are investigating the incident as a road traffic incident.
  • Gardaí have appealed for witnesses and anyone with video footage of the incident to come forward.
Charges
No arrest or charge is mentioned in the articles.
Other details
A post-mortem will take place in due course.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA 16-year-old boy died after a fall from a tractor. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe was taken to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin and died in the early hours of 6 September 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe fall happened at Sylane in Tuam, Co Galway. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe fall happened at around 7.40pm on 30 August 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are investigating the incident as a road traffic incident. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident or has video footage to come forward. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherA post-mortem will take place in due course. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 6 Sep2023
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Garda appeal after teenager dies following fall from tractor

    Original report of the incident. Gardaí have launched an appeal for witnesses and video footage, and a post-mortem is to follow.

    victim, 16, male