An 11-year-old boy has died after a car ploughed into him on Tuesday morning. Emergency services were rushed to Kilkeel in County Down, Northern Ireland, around 8am after reports of the smash. Police Service of Northern Ireland said they first received calls of the horror on Corcreaghan Road around 8am. Corcreaghan Road in County Down where an 11-year-old boy was killed after being hit by a car during school rush hourDUP South Down MLA Diane Forsythe told the BBC she was 'absolutely heartbroken as is the entire local community at this tragic news today'. 'My deepest condolences are with the entire family circle as well as many friends, the school family and wider community who are firmly in my thoughts and prayers.'

Source: Daily Mail February 04, 2026 00:34 UTC