18/11/2014

Two-Year-Old Killed In Waterford Road Accident

A two-year-old girl has been killed in a road accident in Waterford city.

The girl was hit by a lorry as she crossed the road with her mother on Manor Street at about 10:30 on Tuesday morning, gardaí said.

The child was pronounced dead at University Hospital Waterford.

Gardaí said the mother was also injured but not seriously.

Manor Street has been closed for a gardaí technical examination.

(MH/IT)

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