An 85-year-old pedestrian has died following a road incident in Co Offaly on Thursday.
The incident occurred in the Mountheaton area at about 6pm, when the male pedestrian was hit by a car.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was removed to the mortuary at Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore for a postmortem examination.
The driver of the car, a man whose age is currently unknown, was not injured.
The Roscrea/Shinrone road (R491) was closed on Thursday night to facilitate a Garda forensic collision investigation. Local diversions were put in place.
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses or anyone who may have camera footage from the Roscrea/Shinrone road between 5.30pm and 6pm to contact Birr Garda station at (057) 916-9710 or any other station.
