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17/02/2010
Donegal Tragedy Kills Boy (3)
A child has been killed in an accident involving a bin lorry in Co Donegal.
It happened at about 11.30am on Tuesday morning in the Ballymacool Estate off the Glenties Road in Letterkenny.
The child was taken to hospital, but died a short time later and an investigation into the circumstances of the boy's death is underway.
The town's Mayor, Councillor Jim Lynch, said the community was in shock.
"The death of a child is always very sad and unbearable for any family.
"But the circumstances of this particular incident is very tragic indeed and almost unbearable for the family, my heart and my prayers go out to them," he told the BBC.
The boy's family, who belong to the Travelling community, have lived in Letterkenny for about two years.
(BMcC/GK)
It happened at about 11.30am on Tuesday morning in the Ballymacool Estate off the Glenties Road in Letterkenny.
The child was taken to hospital, but died a short time later and an investigation into the circumstances of the boy's death is underway.
The town's Mayor, Councillor Jim Lynch, said the community was in shock.
"The death of a child is always very sad and unbearable for any family.
"But the circumstances of this particular incident is very tragic indeed and almost unbearable for the family, my heart and my prayers go out to them," he told the BBC.
The boy's family, who belong to the Travelling community, have lived in Letterkenny for about two years.
(BMcC/GK)
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