A boy has been hospitalised following a road crash in Co Meath this morning.
The male pedestrian was struck by a truck on the Kells Road at Abbeylands South at around 10am.
The injured boy, who is thought to be 12, was taken to Tallaght Hospital for treatment.
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The driver of the truck is not believed to have been injured.
The section of the road has been closed to facilitate a forensic examination, and diversions are in place.