A 17-year-old Lithuanian died tragically in Ireland: the family is asking for only one

Vakaris Gudaitis was hit by a car on the N17 in Barnacarroll, Claremorris, Co Mayo on Saturday.

It was the same stretch of road where a mother and her two daughters had died just a few days before.

Vakari died at the scene, it said irishmirror.com.

Support page created

A GoFundMe support page has been set up to pay for the funeral expenses of the teenager who tragically died, and you can donate here.

The description of the fundraiser set up in his name reads: “The evening was tragically lost when on Saturday, 2024 On March 30, he was hit by a car on the N17 near Nok. He was only 17 years old.

No one could have foreseen or prepared for these unfortunate circumstances.”

The description continued: “As you know, funerals can be quite expensive, so we are asking the public for donations to help the Gudaiči family say goodbye to their son.

Any donation, large or small, will be greatly appreciated to cover funeral expenses.

Let’s help this family at this difficult time.”

Looking for witnesses to the incident

€7,152 has now been raised, surpassing the original €5,000 goal.

Local police are asking for witnesses to this horrific incident.

Police in Ireland said in a statement: “Police and emergency services attended the scene of a fatal traffic accident on the N17 at Barnacarroll, Claremorris, Co. Mayo, last night, Saturday, 2024 March 30

The collision occurred at approximately 9:20 p.m. and involved a car and a pedestrian. The pedestrian teenager was pronounced dead at the scene. His body has been taken to Mayo University Hospital, where a post-mortem examination will be carried out.”