12-year-old boy killed in Laois crash

A child was killed in a traffic incident in Co Laois this afternoon.

Wed, 04 Jul, 2007 - 17:36

A child was killed in a traffic incident in Co Laois this afternoon.

It is understood the 12-year-old boy was knocked down by a truck in Mountrath, outside the Bank of Ireland on the town's Main Street at around 3.30pm.

His body has been taken to Portlaoise Hospital.

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