Elderly man killed in Loughgall tractor crash

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By Adam Evans

A 96-year-old man has died in a tractor crash in County Armagh.

Leo Murphy's vehicle was the only one involved when it happened this afternoon on the Moore Island Road in Loughgall.

The Air Ambulance was called in but paramedics say no-one was taken away from the scene.

A spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service told Q Radio: "The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service received a 999 call at 12:53 on Tuesday 17 July 2018 following reports of a single vehicle road traffic collision involving a tractor on Moore Island Road, Armagh.

"NIAS despatched two Emergency Ambulance crews to the scene. The Charity Air Ambulance was also tasked to the incident.

"No one was taken from the scene."

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