Incident happened at Charlestown Shopping Centre in Finglas, north Dublin

Gardaí at the scene at Charlestown Shopping Centre, Finglas, where a child died after being struck by a car. Photo: Collins

Gardaí at the scene at Charlestown Shopping Centre, Finglas, where a child died after being struck by a car. Photo: Collins

A community was in mourning yesterday following the death of a three-year-old boy who was hit by a car in a shopping centre car park.

Gardaí and emergency services were called to the scene at Charlestown Shopping Centre in Finglas, Dublin, shortly after 8.40am yesterday.