Young boy dies in road traffic incident

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The incident happened at about 14:00 local time on Tuesday

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A young boy has died following a road traffic incident outside of a house in Rathmintin, Jobstown, Dublin.

The incident happened at about 14:00 local time on Tuesday.

The boy was transferred from the scene to Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, where he was pronounced dead.

Gardaí (Irish police) said a technical examination by forensics has since been conducted.