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Boy dies in Portlaoise road crash

A five-year-old boy has died after he was in collision with a car in Kilminchy, Portlaoise, County Laois.

The collision, involving a pedestrian and a car, occurred at about 16:20 local time on Saturday.

A woman in her 40s who was driving the car was not injured.

The road will remain closed overnight and a technical examination is due to be carried out by Garda forensic collision investigators on Sunday.

Gardaí (Irish police) are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision to contact them.

In County Westweath, a man in his 20s died after his quad bike was in collision with a motorcycle.

It happened at Ballynascarry, Finea, at 15:30 local time.


BBC News

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