Four-year-old boy killed as number of road deaths rises to 235

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy died yesterday in a road accident in Co Kerry, bringing the number of people killed on the roads to 235 this year.

The boy died when the vehicle in which he was travelling overturned at Ballyconroy on the Ballybunion to Ballyduff Road at 1.30pm.

Three other occupants of the vehicle were taken to Tralee General Hospital to be treated for their injuries and gardaí at Listowel are currently investigating the accident.