Schoolboy killed in horror home accident as Health and Safety Authority notified

Joey Forker was pronounced dead at the scene on Friday evening, leaving his family devastated.

A nine-year-old schoolboy has died following a horror accident at his home as his family are left devastated.

Joey Forker of St Crone's National School was pronounced dead at the scene outside Dungloe in Ireland on Friday evening.

His funeral will take place on Thursday at St Crona's Church Dungloe with the local community expected to gather to pay tribute to the County Donegal boy, reports the Mirror.

His loved-ones will attend the funeral as the investigation into the boy’s death continues.

Joey is survived by his heartbroken parents, Audrey and Joe, loving brothers Jason and Jordan, grandparent Willie, aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family and friends.

Joey will repose at McGlynn's funeral home in Dungloe on Monday. In a statement, gardai said: "Gardai and emergency services responded to a fatal incident at a premises in Dungloe, Co Donegal, on Friday August 22. A male child was pronounced deceased at the scene."

His body was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital where a post-mortem examination took place. The Health and Safety Authority has been notified and has launched an investigation into the incident. A file will be prepared for the coroner's court.

In a statement, a spokesman said: "The HSA is aware of the fatal incident and has launched an investigation. As such, no further information is available at this time."

Sinn Fein TD for Donegal, Pearse Doherty, said: "My thoughts and prayers are with all of those following the heartbreaking news from Dungloe."

Joey's funeral mass will take place on Thursday at 12pm in St Crona's Church, Dungloe, with interment in Magheragallon Cemetery in Gweedore.

This comes following a separate incident where a dad died in front of his family on the beach. Four siblings, as young as 18 months, witnessed a sand dune collapse on dad Kane Watson - burying the young man headfirst.

Kane was trapped for 15 minutes at Muriwai Beach in New Zealand and, though emergency services freed him, he was later pronounced dead in hospital. The tragedy happened as Kane, 28, played with his 18-month-old daughter and three stepsons.

Following the man's death at Auckland City Hospital, tributes have been paid to him - and his family heartbreakingly confirmed he has a new baby on the way whom he will never meet.

Kane's sister Shaquille told local outlet Stuff that he was "her best friend, her favorite person." She added the tragedy had "completely shattered her".

Kristalle continued: "His greatest joy was being with his children — not only his own, but also the kids he cared for and loved as if they were his own. Family was always at the very centre of who he was.

"Most heartbreakingly, his youngest child, due early next year, will never get to meet him, but will grow up hearing stories of the incredible man who loved them before they were born. The suddenness of this accident has left Kane's family shattered."