Tragedy in Straffan as teenage boy dies after being struck by car while cycling

A Garda investigation is underway after a teenage boy was killed in a road accident in Kildare on Tuesday afternoon.

The tragic incident occurred in the Oughterard area of Straffan at 4.50pm on Tuesday July 3 while the young boy was out cycling.

The 16-year-old was involved in a collision with a car and was taken to Beaumont Hospital where he was treated for head injuries and was pronounced dead earlier today. The driver of the car a woman in her 40s was not injured.

A Garda investigation into the collision is underway.