Boy, 12, who died in Limerick collision was 'kindness' personified, funeral hears

The coffin bearing the remains of Wiktor leaving the Church. Fr Duhig said there was “great sadness” in the town, where last Sunday a vigil was held in memory of Wiktor and in support of his family in which coloured balloons were released into the sky. Photo: Liam Burke/Press 22
Twelve-year-old Wiktor Chojecki, who died when the car he was driving collided head-on with a lorry last week, was “kindness” personified, his funeral mass today heard.
Wiktor, originally from Poland but living in Newcastle West, Co. Limerick, who was driving his mother’s Nissan Qashqai, died at the scene of the fatal collision approximately 23km from his home.