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A 12-year-old boy has died after being struck by a car at a railway level crossing in Kiltybo, Co Mayo. The car, driven by a man in his late 40s, was hit by a passenger train as it attempted to cross the tracks. The driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries. This incident marks the second collision involving a vehicle at a crossing on the Westport line in one day.
A 12-year-old boy has died after he was struck by a car at a railway level crossing in Kiltybo, near Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo. The car was hit by a passenger train just as it was attempting to cross the tracks at the user-operated crossing.
The driver of the car, a man in his late 40s, was taken from the scene by ambulance for hospital treatment. His injuries are not life-threatening. Irish Rail said it expresses its deepest sympathies to the family of the young boy who tragically lost his life. A technical examination of the scene will be carried out by specialists while the road remains closed.
The local community is in grief, with local TD Paul Lawless saying it is a heartbreaking loss. This was the second incident involving a vehicle being struck by a train at a crossing on the Westport line on Thursday. Earlier, a train collided with a tractor near Tullamore, Co Offaly, also at a user-operated crossing
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