Father and son from the Midlands killed while on holiday in Turkey named locally

Families and communities are reeling with the news of the death of a young Laois father and son while on holiday in Turkey.

The dad and son who were killed in a road crash in the area of Alanya have been named locally.

Eoin Fitzpatrick and his son Dylan, 10, from Portlaoise, died on Monday, July 17 after a motorbike they were travelling on collided with a bus, according to Turkish media reports.

Eoin aged in his 30's, worked in a motor factors business in Portarlington. He is a son of Frank Fitzpatrick, who owned a car dealership in Mountmellick.  

Turkish media reports said that the father and son were crossing a pedestrian crossing on the motorbike when it was hit by a bus at around 3.30pm Turkish time.

Ambulances and police attended the scene but the man and boy were later pronounced dead.

They were on a holiday with Eoin's older son aged 16, as well as his partner and her son who are from Mountmellick.