Man (70s) dies after being hit by car in Co Limerick

By Cillian Sherlock, PA

A pedestrian has died after being struck by a car in Co Limerick.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the collision in Abbeyfeale on Sunday.

Emergency services were alerted to the crash shortly before 9pm.

Gardaí said it involved a car and a pedestrian in New Street.

The pedestrian, a man in his 70s, was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

The scene was preserved for a technical examination by garda forensic investigators.

A report will be sent to the local coroner and a post-mortem examination will be carried out.