A young boy died after being struck by a car in Mullingar, Co Westmeath.
The incident occurred shortly after 6.30pm on Monday in Farranshock Estate, Mullingar.
He was treated at the scene before being taken by ambulance to Mullingar Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
The Coroner has been notified, and a post-mortem examination will be arranged.
The scene is currently preserved for examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision to come forward.
A motorcyclist, aged in his 20s, died in Co Limerick after a collision between a motorcycle and a car.
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The incident took place in Ardagh village at the intersection of the R521 and R523. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was removed to University Hospital Limerick where a postmortem will take place.
The male driver of the car was brought to University Hospital Kerry for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.
The intersection where the incident occurred remained closed overnight ahead of a technical examination to be carried out by gardaí on Tuesday morning.
While in Dublin, the mother of an 18-year-old who was killed in a motorbike crash in Dublin on Sunday evening says her “heart is shattered into a million bits”.
Jason Monks died when the scrambler motorbike he was riding collided with a car on Citywest Avenue in west Dublin. It happened at around 8pm, not far from his home.
Family members have been paying tribute to the young father-of-one, and a GoFundMe page has been set up for his family.
Jason Monks
His grieving mother Donna wrote on Facebook: “Oh Lord, please let this be a big bad dream. That big strong boy was my baby. There was nothing in this world he wouldn’t do for his mammy. My heart is shattered into a million bits. I can’t cope. Why my handsome young man? Why?
“My beautiful baby boy. How is my life ever going to be the same ever again? Eighteen years of loving you, the best 18 years of my life. I will love you always, my beautiful boy.”
Mr Monks’s partner Shannon shared a photograph of him holding their baby daughter and wrote: “Wish this was all a bad dream.”
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