Two-year-old dies after being struck by car in Limerick
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- A two-year-old boy died at University Hospital Limerick after a car struck him in Rathkeale.
- Gardaí arrested a motorist and are examining the scene, CCTV footage and other evidence as part of the investigation.
- Police are appealing for witnesses to contact Rathkeale Garda Station.
A two-year-old boy died in hospital after being struck by a car in the Abbeycourt area of Rathkeale, County Limerick, on Saturday afternoon.
An ambulance brought the child to University Hospital Limerick, where he was pronounced dead. Gardaí arrested a motorist at the scene and are questioning the person at a station in Limerick.
The collision scene was sealed off while forensic collision investigators carried out a technical examination. Gardaí said a postmortem examination would be conducted at the hospital by the State Pathologist the following day.
Investigators are also reviewing CCTV footage from the area. Gardaí said they are following a definite line of inquiry and appealed to anyone who witnessed the collision to contact Rathkeale Garda Station.
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