Boy (5) killed after being hit by car in Laois named locally

Sarah Slater

A five-year-old boy killed when a car collided with him in Co Laois has been named locally.

Aaron Hussain died in Kilminchy, Portlaoise on Saturday at around 4.20pm.

The boy was in junior infants in the Educate Together school in Portlaoise.

His parents Tauqir Hussain and Irina Novikov are well known in the Portlaoise business community. Mr Hussain is involved in a barber’s shop in Lyster Square and Ms Novikov in the Lash Studio by Irina in Kealew Business Park.

Gardaí in Portlaoise have launched an appeal for information after the collision.

Emergency services and gardaí attended the scene, and rushed Aaron to Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise. He was pronounced dead a short time later and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.

The female driver of the car, aged in her 40s, was not injured.

A technical examination was carried out by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators earlier on Sunday morning.

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.

They said: “Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in Kilminchy, Portlaoise, Co. Laois between 4pm and 5pm this afternoon are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.

“Anyone with information is asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on 057 867 4100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.”