Boy driver, 12, dies after crash in Co Limerick

Emergency services at the scene of the crash which claimed the life of a 12-year-old boy in Limerick.
The lorry driver, a man in his 40s, did not require hospital treatment.

A 12-year-old boy has died after the car he was driving was involved in a crash with a lorry in Co Limerick.

Tributes paid after 12-year-old boy driving car dies in crash

It happened on the N21 at Rineroe near Adare shortly before 2am on Friday.

The driver of the lorry, a man aged in his 40s, did not require hospital treatment.

Gardai have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

"The driver of the car, a male juvenile, was fatally injured," they said.

"He was the sole occupant of the car.

"Any road users who may have camera footage and were travelling on the N21 near Adare area at the time of the collision are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí."