Pedestrian killed in Co Cavan road collision

The man who died was aged in his 40s.
Pedestrian killed in Co Cavan road collision

By David Young, PA

A male pedestrian has been killed in a road collision in Co Cavan.

The man in his 40s was fatally injured when he was struck by a car on the N54 at Plush, Cloverhill, at around 10.45pm on Saturday.

The man’s body was taken to the mortuary at Cavan General Hospital, where a postmortem examination will take place.

A man aged in his 20s who was driving the car involved was uninjured.

The road remained closed on Sunday morning pending a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.

Gardaí have appealed for any witnesses to the crash to come forward.

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