Boy, 7, hit by car on first day of holidays

IT SHOULD have been a day to remember — instead it became a day his parents will never forget as their 7-year-old son died after being struck by a jeep on the first day of his summer holidays. He was one of three people killed on Irish roads yesterday.

The boy was struck on the main street in Clonroche, Co Wexford, as he chased a dog across the road.

Investigating gardaí, who have appealed for witnesses, said the incident happened at about 10.45am.