Five-year-old boy dies following quad bike accident in Kerry

Emergency services attended the scene at a private property near Castlegregory on Sunday afternoon

Gardaí say a family liaison officer has been appointed to offer support.

A five-year-old boy has died in a quad bike accident in Co Kerry.

The boy is believed to have been with a close relative at the time of the tragedy at a private property in Clohane, near Castlegregory on Sunday afternoon.

It is understood the boy and his immediate family were visiting relatives in the area on holidays.

Local parish priest Fr Eamonn Mulvihill said that prayers are being said for the boy, and for his family.

He said: “The family do need our support and prayers.” 

An autopsy is due to be carried out on the boy.

Emergency services attended the scene on Sunday afternoon.

Gardaí said that a family liaison officer has been appointed to offer support to the family.

In a statement, a Garda spokesperson said: "An Garda Síochána ask that the media give the family privacy at this time and report on this incident sensitively.

"No further information is being made available at this time."