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04/12/2009
Boy Killed In Collision
A four-year-old boy has been tragically killed in a vehicle collision in Westmeath.
Gardai at Mullingar are investigating the incident in which two vehicles collided along the N4 outside Mullingar at approximately 5pm yesterday evening.
The crash involved a van and a jeep towing a trailer. Both vehicles were travelling in the same direction.
The four-year-old boy, who was travelling in the jeep, was fatally injured and taken to the Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar where he was pronounced dead.
The driver and another passenger in the jeep were also taken to hospital. The driver of the van did not require hospital treatment.
The road is currently closed pending an examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators and diversions are in place.
Gardai wish to appeal for witnesses to this collision to contact Mullingar Garda Station on 044-9384000, The Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
(DW/BMcC)
Gardai at Mullingar are investigating the incident in which two vehicles collided along the N4 outside Mullingar at approximately 5pm yesterday evening.
The crash involved a van and a jeep towing a trailer. Both vehicles were travelling in the same direction.
The four-year-old boy, who was travelling in the jeep, was fatally injured and taken to the Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar where he was pronounced dead.
The driver and another passenger in the jeep were also taken to hospital. The driver of the van did not require hospital treatment.
The road is currently closed pending an examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators and diversions are in place.
Gardai wish to appeal for witnesses to this collision to contact Mullingar Garda Station on 044-9384000, The Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
(DW/BMcC)
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