LAST UPDATE | 27 Jun 2024

A SECOND TEENAGE boy has died following a collision between a bus and an e-scooter in Waterford City.

The collision happened shortly before 2.10am on the R680 Cork Road in Waterford city.

A teenage boy, who was travelling on the e-scooter, was pronounced dead at the scene.

A second teenage boy, who was a passenger on the e-scooter, was taken to Waterford University Hospital with serious injuries. 

He passed away from his injuries earlier this afternoon. 

The driver and sole occupant of the bus was uninjured.

A technical examination by Forensic Collision Investigators has been completed and the road has since re-opened.

A Garda Family Liaison Officer (FLO) has been assigned to provide support to the families at this time.

Speaking to The Journal, Mayor of Waterford Metropolitan Area and Independent councillor Joe Kelly said he was shocked and saddened by the news. 

“It’s an absolute tragedy for their families and friends, their school friends, the soccer community that would have known them. It really is terrible, terrible news. It’s not something that anybody really wants to have to deal with,” Kelly said.

“The next few days, I’m sure, around Waterford and around the parish of St Paul’s and the Ballybeg area, it’s going to be very difficult couple of days.”

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to the collision to come forward.

Any road users who may have camera footage, including dash-cam footage, and were travelling on the Cork Road in Waterford city between 1.45am and 2.15am are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Waterford Garda Station on 051 305300, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.

Louth crash

In a separate incident in Co Louth, a male motorcyclist in his 30s was hospitalised with serious injuries following a collision between a lorry and a motorcycle.

The collision happened at around 8.50pm on the N2 at Rathory in Ardee, Co Louth. The driver of the lorry was uninjured.

The N2 between Ardee and Carrickmacross was closed for several hours following the collision and re-opened in the early hours of this morning.

With reporting by Jane Moore