Post mortem examination on body of boy killed in city lift accident

Galway Bay fm newsroom - A post-mortem examination will be carried out today on the body of a three-year-old boy who died in a lift shaft in the city yesterday.

Solomon Soremekun was with his mother and at least two other siblings at the social welfare office at Hynes Building on Augustine Street around 3p.m.It's understood the family has been living in the Doughiska area of the city, having recently moved from Dublin.The scene of the incident remains sealed off this morning as investigations are carried out.A post mortem exam will be carried out at University Hospital Galway today.Two separate investigations have been launched by the Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority - into how the boy could have gained access to the lift shaft.

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