9-year-old boy killed in Galway road collision

A 9-year-old boy has died following a road traffic collision in Co Galway this afternoon.

A 9-year-old boy has died following a road traffic collision in Co Galway this afternoon.

The boy died when he was struck by a car at Ballinamona, Menlough, shortly after 4pm.

He was taken to Portiuncla Hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later.

He is the 309th person to die on the States roads this year.