The family of a first year student who died after he was hit by a truck just minutes after he left school have said that they bear no ill will towards the driver as the incident was a tragic accident.
An inquest in Cork city heard that the parents of Jimmy Horgan, who passed away the day after his 13th birthday, have raised over €80,000 for the Mercy University Hospital (MUH) where he was cared for following the accident in November 2020.
Coroner Philip Comyn remarked that members of the public often comment on how sad and difficult his job must be. However, he said that he was heartened not only by the behaviour of the family of the youngster but by the conduct of the driver of the truck in the aftermath of the tragedy.
