A-six-year old girl has been killed in a crash in Galway City.

She was knocked down by a truck while cycling on the Headford Road yesterday afternoon.

It happened at the Sandyvale Lawn junction just after midday.

The driver of the truck, a man in his 30s, was uninjured.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

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