Man and woman killed in workplace incident in Co Offaly
Gardaí and emergency services responded to the incident at an industrial premises in Banagher on Monday at approximately 11.40am.
A man and woman have been killed in a workplace accident in Co Offaly.
Gardaí and emergency services responded to the incident at an industrial premises in Banagher on Monday at approximately 11.40am.
Two people, a man aged in his 50s and a woman aged in her 20s, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Their bodies remain at the scene.
Post-mortem examinations will take place at Tullamore General Hospital at a later date, and the coroner has been notified.
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has been notified.
A spokesman for the HSA said: “The Health and Safety Authority is aware of the fatal incident and has launched an investigation. As such, no further information is available at this time.”