Gardai in Tullamore, Co Offaly, are investigating an accident near the town on Friday evening in which a boy died after being struck by a stolen van.
Damian Reynolds (11), of Arden Road, Tullamore, was struck by a vehicle driven by another teenager at Collins Lane, near his home. He died later in Tullamore Hospital.
The boy was the youngest of a family of seven. His father, Brendan, a publican, died last Christmas. The boy's funeral will take place this morning.