A three-year-old child has died following a road traffic accident in Carrick-on-Suir this afternoon.
The accident happened at around 4.30pm.
It is understood the girl was playing near her home when she was hit by a bus.
She was pronounced dead a short time later.
Gardaí at Carrick-on-Suir are appealing for witnesses or anyone with mobile phone or dashcam footage to contact them.
They are treating the incident as a tragedy.
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