The 14-year-old girl who died after being struck by a car in Limerick city on Wednesday night has been named locally as Savannah Barry Calvert.
The community around her home at Fairview Crescent in the Garryowen area of Limerick city have been rallying around her family which has suffered a number of bereavements.
The teenager’s mother Jackie Barry died after a long illness last December, and she is also predeceased by two sisters Sophie and Kadie.
The incident involving the teenage pedestrian happened at about 11.40pm in the Bank Place area of Limerick. The girl was taken to University Hospital Limerick with serious injuries which she later died from. No other injuries were reported.
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A Garda investigation is underway into the incident and the scene at Bank Place was closed for a period on Thursday to undergo a forensic examination.
Gardaí appealed for witnesses or any road users who may have camera footage from the area taken between 11pm and 11.45pm to contact Henry Street Garda station on (061) 212 400, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any garda station.
Meanwhile, gardaí in Cork have renewed their appeal for witnesses after an eight-year-old boy injured in a weekend crash between a car and bicycle died in hospital in Dublin on Wednesday.
The boy has been named locally as Andre Ladeiro, whose Portuguese born parents, Cesar and Filipa, have been living at Highbury Drive, Waterpark, Carrigaline for around five years.
Andre was fatally injured near the Ballinrea roundabout on the Cork Road in Carrigaline at around 9.20am last Saturday. He was crossing the road on his bike at a pedestrian crossing with his mother and younger brother when he was struck by a vehicle which had just exited the roundabout.
The emergency services were called and he was rushed to Cork University Hospital. He was later transferred to Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin.
Gardaí appealed to anyone who witnessed the collision or with camera footage of the incident to contact Togher Garda station on (021) 494 7120, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.
