A boy has been killed this evening after being struck by a tractor.
The tragedy happened in Beaufort, Co Kerry at about 7.30pm.
Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the fatal road traffic incident involving a tractor and a pedestrian.
The pedestrian, described by gardaí as a male juvenile, was pronounced dead at the scene.
His body was removed to University Hospital Kerry, where a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.
The male driver of the tractor, aged in his 20s, was uninjured.
The road has been closed for technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators, with local diversions in place.
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this incident to come forward.
