08/07/2019

Girl, 7, Dies In Tragic Accident In Co Louth

A seven-year-old girl has lost her life after a tragic accident involving a car in Drogheda, County Louth, on Sunday afternoon.

Named locally as Chantelle Keenan, she died following the incident in the driveway of a house at around 2.30pm.

Emergency services attended the scene and the girl was taken to the nearby Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, where she later passed away.



(JG/CM)

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