A six-year-old boy who died in a car accident at a house in Meath on Tuesday was a US citizen, who is believed to have been visiting Ireland on holiday.
Seán Farrell, from Boston, was pronounced dead at the scene after being knocked down by a car driven by his 15-year-old sister, gardaí confirmed yesterday.
An aunt of the two children was also injured in the accident and remained seriously ill last night.
The tragedy happened at the aunt's house in Oldcastle, Co Meath, after the girl tried to move a car in the driveway.
"The teenage girl attempted to move the car and in doing so hit the boy and also injured another woman, an aunt," a Garda spokesman said. "It is a tragic accident, absolutely terrible."
The spokesman said the boy, who turned six in March, was in the garden of the house when the accident occurred at around 6.50pm.
As his sister attempted to move the car, it shot forward, first knocking him down and then hitting their aunt.
The 36-year-old woman was taken by ambulance to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Navan, and was transferred later on Tuesday to Our Lady of Lourdes, Drogheda.
Last night a spokeswoman for the Health Services Executive - North Eastern Area said the woman's condition was "serious but stable".
A postmortem was being carried out yesterday on the boy.
(Additional copy PA)
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