Collision took place at Stradbally around 11pm on Sunday night
The N80 road at Crannagh, Stradbally, Co Laois is currently closed pending an examination by forensic collision investigators. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA WireThe incident involving a pedestrian and a car occurred shortly before 11pm on the N80 at Crannagh, Stradbally, Co Laois.
The man in his 70s was pronounced dead shortly after the collision and was removed to Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise.Gardaí are now appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the fatal collision to come forward. They have been urged to contact Portlaoise Garda station, the Garda confidential line or any Garda station.
A total of 24 people have been killed on Irish roads so far in 2025 according to the latest Garda data. Of those, six have been pedestrians. The total figure is tracking behind the number of road deaths in 2024, with 36 people killed in the same period last year.Newlyweds land job as caretakers of Great Blasket IslandIreland to donate air defence systems to Ukraine as war enters fourth yearHow €750 million in bitcoin ended up buried in a dump in Wales
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