A second class pupil who died in hospital yesterday four days after he was struck by a car while cycling in Carrigaline has been named locally
8 year-old André Ladeiro, who attended Owenabue Educate Together National School in the town, has been remembered as a youngster whose "smile and personality lit up every room he entered."
He was involved in an accident on the Cork Road into Carrigaline at the Ballinrea roundabout shortly after 9am last Saturday. He was with a parent and a younger sibling when the accident occurred.
He passed away from his injuries at Dublin's Temple Street hospital yesterday evening after he was transferred there from Cork University Hospita
In a statement management at his school said that they were "shocked and devastated" at the loss of a much loved pupil.
André joined the school in September 2020 and management say from the day he started he brought joy into every room he entered. He was described as a bright, curious boy who above all else was unfailingly kind.
Management at the school have extended their deepest sympathies to his parents, his brother and all of his extended family and friends.
Meanwhile, gardaí are continuing to appeal for any witnesses to the collision to come forward.
