Boy, 16, found dead after tipper truck goes into river in ‘tragic accident’

Boy, 16, found dead after tipper truck goes into river in ‘tragic accident’ (Picture: Facebook/ Media Wales)

A 16-year-old boy has died after a ‘tragic accident’ saw a tipper truck fall into a river.

Llyr Davies, a ‘loveable boy’ described as a talented sportsman, was thought to have been inside the vehicle when it entered the Cleddau River in Pembrokeshire, near the former Gilfach Quarry in the Efailwen area of Clynderwen yesterday.

Police are investigating the scene, along with the Health and Safety Executive.

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