A man (50) has died after a wall collapsed on top of him this afternoon near Bandon in west Cork.
A second man was injured in the incident which occurred in Kilmore at about 4pm today.
It is understood the men were building a wall and it fell on top of them.
Gardaí and other emergency services responded.
The 50-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. The second man is being treated for serious injuries at Cork University Hospital.
A Health and Safety Authority spokesman confirmed the organisation has launched an investigation into the fatal incident.
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