A 15-month-old girl was killed in an accident yesterday at her family farm in Clara, Co Offaly. The child was crushed under a van which was picking up potatoes from the farm at about 3 p.m. She crawled under the van and the driver was unaware she was there when he reversed out of the farmyard, situated in an area known as Kilcoursey.
She was taken to Tullamore General Hospital, but was dead on arrival. Her name will not be released until relatives have been notified.