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27/10/2015
Boy Critically Injured In Farm Accident Stable
A boy who was critically injured in a farm accident in north Antrim near Cloughmills is now in a stable condition in hospital, the Belfast Health Trust has confirmed.
It is believed the eight-year-old sustained head injuries after falling from a factor on a farm in the Old Frosses Road area on Monday.
He was taken to the Antrim Area Hospital however he was transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
North Antrim DUP MLA Mervyn Storey said: "The news of this accident has stunned the local community in the Cloughmills area. Many schools have just started their half-term holidays and this highlights the dangers that can exist around a working farm.
"My thoughts are with family at this time and I join with many others in praying that the young boy will recover from the injuries he has suffered."
(CD/LM)
It is believed the eight-year-old sustained head injuries after falling from a factor on a farm in the Old Frosses Road area on Monday.
He was taken to the Antrim Area Hospital however he was transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
North Antrim DUP MLA Mervyn Storey said: "The news of this accident has stunned the local community in the Cloughmills area. Many schools have just started their half-term holidays and this highlights the dangers that can exist around a working farm.
"My thoughts are with family at this time and I join with many others in praying that the young boy will recover from the injuries he has suffered."
(CD/LM)
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