Carlow boy dies in hospital after collision with jeep while cycling

Adam Lyons' injuries were so grave that he died in Temple Street children’s hospital in Dublin

A 10-year-old boy who was critically injured when his bicycle was in collision with a jeep and horsebox in Co. Carlow has passed away.

Named locally as Adam Lyons, 10, from just outside Borris, Co Carlow, he is understood to have been cycling with two other friends when he was hit by a jeep and horse-box in the Ballymartin area on the Borris to Fenagh road at around 1.30pm.