Boy dies following collision with tractor in Co Kerry

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to the crash to come forward.
Boy dies following collision with tractor in Co Kerry

By Jonathan McCambridge, PA

A boy has died following a road crash involving a tractor in Co Kerry.

Gardaí said the incident occurred at Beaufort Bridge on Monday at around 7.30pm.

A spokesperson said, “The pedestrian, a male juvenile, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

“His body was removed to University Hospital Kerry, where a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.

“The male driver of the tractor, aged in his 20s, was uninjured.”

The road has been closed for technical examination, and gardaí have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

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