Man (27) killed on building site in Co Wicklow

A 27-year-old Dublin man was killed on a building site in Co Wicklow this morning.

A 27-year-old Dublin man was killed on a building site in Co Wicklow this morning.

The incident happened on the site at Diamond Valley Apartment complex on Upper Dargle Road, Bray at 9 a.m.

The dead man was working on machinery that came in contact with overhead lines. He was taken to Loughlinstown hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Gardaí and Health and Safety officers were called to the scene.

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In a separate incident in Cork City, a 19-year-old man was killed at his workplace on the Centre Park Road.

It is understood that the man was changing a tyre on a lorry when the vehicle rolled on top of him at 9.20 a.m. this morning.