Boy (4) killed in fall is named

The young boy who was killed when he fell from a van being driven by his uncle in Knocknaheeny in Cork city on Tuesday was named…

The young boy who was killed when he fell from a van being driven by his uncle in Knocknaheeny in Cork city on Tuesday was named as Tom Delaney (4) yesterday.

The boy fell from the van after a side door slid open at a roundabout near the Apple Computer Plant. He suffered serious head injuries and was rushed to Cork University Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.

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