Overview
- Emergency services responded shortly after 4pm Thursday to a farm near Bandon after a large stone wall suddenly collapsed.
- The deceased, a man in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene, which Gardaí have preserved.
- A man in his 30s suffered serious crush injuries and was taken to Cork University Hospital for treatment.
- Authorities are treating the incident as a workplace accident, and the Health and Safety Authority says it has launched an investigation.
- The State Pathologist will conduct a post-mortem and Gardaí will prepare a file for the South Cork Coroner, while any link to recent storms remains unconfirmed.