A boy has died following a road crash involving a tractor in Co Kerry.
Gardaí said the incident occurred at Beaufort Bridge, between Killarney and Killorglin, on Monday evening at around 7.30pm.
A Garda spokesperson said the pedestrian, a male juvenile, was pronounced deceased at the scene. His body was removed to University Hospital Kerry where a postmortem examination will take place in due course, the spokesperson said.
The male driver of the tractor, aged in his 20s, was uninjured.
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The road has been closed for technical examination. Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
