Reports: Three dead in Down slurry tank incident

Three men are reported to have died this evening after falling into a slurry tank in Hillsborough, County Down.

Three men are reported to have died this evening after falling into a slurry tank in Hillsborough, County Down.

A woman also fell into the tank but her condition is not yet known.

According to the BBC, those who died are believed to be two brothers and their father.

Fire and ambulance crews are also at the scene at Drumlough Road outside Hillsborough, close to Belfast.

The alarm was first raised at around 6pm and emergency crews remain at the scene.

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