A professional jockey has tragically died at just 24 years old this weekend. Michael O’Sullivan, a jockey from Ireland, fell off of his horse at Thurles Racecourse. He has since passed away about a week after the accident.

Irish jockey Michael O'Sullivan died on Sunday following a fall from his horse during a race about 10 days ago, officials with the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board said.

Jockey Michael O’Sullivan has died as a result of the injuries he suffered in a fall at Thurles on February 6, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board has announced. The 24-year-old was riding Wee Charlie for trainer Gerard O’Leary and was one of three fallers at the final fence in the two-mile Racing Again February 20th Handicap Chase.