A man aged in his seventies has died in south Armagh as a result of a farm accident.

The accident happened on Wednesday 28 March on the Newry Road in Mullaghbawn in the county. The cause of the accident is unknown and the police are not treating the death as suspicious, a spokesperson for the PSNI said.

“The Health and Safety Executive have been informed and are investigating,” the spokesperson said.

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A spokesperson for the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) told the Irish Farmers Journal: “HSENI are aware of the incident in south Armagh, and are making enquiries. Our thoughts are with the deceased’s family at this difficult time.”

This is understood to be the first farm fatality in Northern Ireland this year. In 2017, there were seven farm fatalities in the North.

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