GARDAÍ have appealed to the public for help in a fatal road crash in Carlow, involving a jeep and horsebox, in which a boy (10) tragically lost his life.

The boy is understood to have been cycling close to his home on Thursday in the Ballymartin area on the Borris to Fenagh road, Co Carlow. He was cycling among a small group, including two friends, when he was struck by a 4x4 vehicle and horsebox around 1.30pm.