‘Shock and sadness’ as Jack, 11, dies crossing road near grandparents’ home

Counselling is being provided to students at a rural Co Offaly school after an 11-year-old pupil died yesterday morning in a road accident.

Jack Wyer, aged 11, was struck by a car shortly after 9am at Ballykilmurray as he crossed the Tullamore to Rahan road.

The fourth-class student at Ballinamere National School was rushed to the Midland Regional Hospital at Tullamore where he was pronounced dead.