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Young child dies in Co Antrim farm incident

A PSNI spokeswoman said Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has been informed
A PSNI spokeswoman said Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has been informed

A young child has died in a farm accident in Co Antrim.

It is understood the two-year-old boy was involved in an incident with a tractor on the farm near Ballymoney.

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said it got a call around midday yesterday to the business at Bravallen Road.

Paramedics were sent to the scene and took the child to the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine.

Police said they were liaising with the Health and Safety Executive and Causeway Coast and Glens Council in their investigation.

DUP councillor Mervyn Storey, who knows the family, offered his condolences, saying it was a terrible tragedy that had shocked the local community.

SDLP councillor Margaret Anne McKillop said people were struggling to take in what had happened.

"I can't begin to imagine what they are going through, but I know that everyone right across this area is thinking of them at this awful time," she said.

"This is an absolute terrible tragedy which has reverberated throughout the community here as seen by the huge outpouring of grief and support for those affected.

"I know people in Ballymoney will rally around this family and help them in any way they can as they come to terms with this unspeakable loss."