A young boy has died in Co Westmeath after he was hit by a car.
The incident occurred in Farranshock Estate in Mullingar shortly after 6.30pm yesterday.
The boy was treated at the scene before being taken by ambulance to Regional Hospital Mullingar, where he was pronounced dead.
The coroner has been notified, and a post-mortem examination will be arranged.
The scene is has been preserved for examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
Gardaí are appealing to any witnesses, particularly any road users or pedestrians who were in the area at the time and have camera footage (including dash-cam recordings) are asked to make this available to gardaí.
Anyone with information should to contact Mullingar Garda Station at 044 938 4000, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or any garda station.
It comes as two other people were killed in separate road crashes over the Easter weekend.
An 18-year-old man died in a crash involving a scrambler bike and a car in southwest Dublin on Sunday, while a motorcyclist died following a collision with a car in Co Limerick yesterday.
There were also a number of serious road collisions around the country yesterday.
Four people, including two young children, were seriously injured in a two-car collision in Co Sligo.
Two women, aged in their 20s and 40s, along with a nine-year-old boy and three-year-old girl, were taken to Sligo University Hospital, following the crash which occurred on the N59 at Ballysadare at around 2.30pm.
The driver of the second car, a woman in her 50s, was also taken to hospital.
In Co Longford, a man in his 20s was airlifted to hospital following a collision outside Longford town.
The crash, involving a motorcycle and a car, occurred at Mullaghavorneen, on the outskirts of Longford town at around 6pm.
The motorcyclist was taken the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore, with serious injuries.
Another motorcyclist, aged in his 30s, was seriously injured in a collision at Ballyhale in Co Kilkenny.
The man was taken to the Mater Hospital in Dublin, following the collision involving his motorcycle and a car at 12.40pm. No other injuries were reported.
