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Boy dies in slurry tank accident near Dunloy, County Antrim | |
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A boy has died and a man critically injured in a slurry tank accident in County Antrim, it is understood. | |
Emergency services were sent to a farm on Ballynaloob Road near Dunloy on Saturday afternoon. | |
It is understood the injured man was airlifted to hospital in Belfast, 40 miles away. The Health and Safety Executive has begun an investigation. | |
DUP MP Ian Paisley Jr said: "It is deeply distressing to learn of yet another death near a slurry pit." | |
He added: "These accidents are tragic as they remind us of the real dangers the farming community face every day." | He added: "These accidents are tragic as they remind us of the real dangers the farming community face every day." |
Sinn Féin assembly member Daithi McKay said: "Local people here are shocked at what has happened earlier today, as are the farming community across north Antrim." |