Boy dies after road accident

A 15-year-old Co Westmeath boy died in hospital last night from injuries he received in a road accident at the weekend.

A 15-year-old Co Westmeath boy died in hospital last night from injuries he received in a road accident at the weekend.

He had been involved in a collision with a car while cycling on Abbey Road, Clonbrush in Athlone at 9.30 p.m. on Saturday. He was taken to Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe before being transferred to Dublin's Beaumont Hospital.

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