The five-year-old boy killed following a collision with a car in Kilminchy in Portlaoise yesterday has been named as Aaron Hussain.
The devastating news has left a community in shock at the tragic passing of a much-loved and popular young boy.
He was a junior infant student in the Educate Together school in Portlaoise and the child of Tauqir Hussain and Irina Novikova.
His parents are well known in the Portlaoise business community with his dad Tauqir involved in barber’s shop in Lyster Square and his mam Irina was behind Lash Studio by Irina in Kealew Business Park.
Gardai in Portlaosie have launched an appeal for information after the collision.
Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a fatal road traffic collision that occurred at Kilminchy in Portlaoise on Saturday, February 22.
The collision, involving a pedestrian and a car, occurred at around 4.20pm.
The five-year-old boy was fatally injured and was removed from the scene to Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise.
He was pronounced dead a short time later and a post mortem examination will take place in due course.
The female driver of the car, aged in her 40s, was not injured.
A technical examination is due to be carried out by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators on Sunday morning, February 23.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.
They said: “Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in Kilminchy, Portlaoise, Co. Laois between 4pm and 5pm this afternoon are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.
“Anyone with information is asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on 057 867 4100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.”
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