RIP: Witnesses sought after child dies following Mayo road crash
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Gardai say the local coroner has been notified and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.
Gardai are appealing for witnesses after a young child was killed in road crash in County Mayo over the weekend.
They say emergency services were alerted at around 11.20am on Sunday after a pedestrian was struck by a car on the N59 at Eskeragh, Crossmolina, near Ballina.
“The pedestrian, a male child, was pronounced deceased at the scene. No other injuries were reported,” said a spokesperson who added that body of the deceased has since been conveyed to the mortuary at Mayo University Hospital.
The local coroner has been notified and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.
Forensic and technical examinations have been conducted at the scene and gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the incident to come forward.
“Road users and pedestrians with camera footage, including dash-cam, who were travelling in the area between 10.40am and 11.40am on Sunday, June 21, are asked to make this footage available to investigating gardaí,” said a spokesperson.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Ballina garda station on (096) 20560, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.