Two pedestrians killed in overnight road accidents

A 12-year-old boy and a 28-year-old man have died in separate overnight road accidents in Limerick and Dublin.

The boy died after being knocked down by a car at Daly's Cross in Limerick at around 10.20pm, while the man died when he was struck by a Bus Eireann coach at the N4-M50 interchange in Dublin just before 8pm.