Over €20k raised for family of nine-year-old boy killed in Donegal hit-and-run

Thousands have offered support to his heartbroken family.

Over €20,000 has been raised for the family of Ronan Wilson, a nine-year-old who sadly passed away in a fatal road traffic collision in Co. Donegal. The collision that killed the little boy from Kildress, Co. Tyrone, who had been visiting Bundoran with his family, occurred at around 9.20 pm on September 23rd. According to reports, a 23-year-old man appeared before the District Court in Carrick-on-Shannon this morning. Sergee Kelly from Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo was charged over the hit-and-run that claimed the boy's life.

Kelly was arrested on Sunday evening and today was charged with three counts in relation to failing to stop, failing to render assistance, and failing to keep a vehicle near the scene of a collision.

Since Ronan's tragic and untimely death, a fundraiser has been set up on Just Giving to help raise funds to 'alleviate the financial burden on the Wilson family as they navigate this loss and the associated expenses'. Seeking to raise £5,000 (€5,751), the fundraiser has already raised over £20,323 (€23,353.53) through crowdfunding donations from the public. Ronan's reposal took place at the family home today, and his funeral will start at the family home at 11.15 am on Thursday, September 28th for a 12pm requiem mass in St. Mary's Church, Dunnamore. His funeral notice reads: "Deeply regretted and sadly missed by his mother, father, brother, sister, grandparents, aunties, uncles, cousins, neighbours, friends and his wider family circle." We're keeping Ronan's loved ones in our thoughts during this harrowing time.

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