A male pedestrian (60) who was struck by a car in Youghal, Co Cork on Thursday has died.
Gardaí and emergency services responded to the incident, which occurred at Upper Cork Hill at approximately 6.20pm. The man, who was seriously injured, was taken to Cork University Hospital. Gardaí said on Sunday that he has since died.
The local coroner has been notified of the death, and a postmortem examination will be carried out.
Although the road was temporarily closed for a technical examination, it has since reopened.
Lara Marlowe: Unstable new world order frightens with echoes of 1930s and 1940s
Fintan O’Toole: Ten predictions experts made about the world in 2025. All of them are wrong
‘At Trump’s wall, even the cactuses are dying out:’ Enda O’Dowd’s Photographs of the Year
‘How do we raise morale in the Ukrainian military? Give them good food, for starters’
Gardaí are urging any witnesses to this collision to come forward.
Road users with camera footage (including dashcam) who were in the area at 6pm-6.30pm are asked to provide this footage to gardaí.
Anyone with information is requested to contact Youghal Garda station at 024 92200, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
- Sign up for push alerts and have the best news, analysis and comment delivered directly to your phone
- Find The Irish Times on WhatsApp and stay up to date
- Our In The News podcast is now published daily – Find the latest episode here