Man (41) Dead Following Car Crash In Tipperary

Monday, 17 July 2023 08:57

By Caoimhe Harney

It happened in Ballylooby last night.

A 41-year-old man has been killed after he was hit by a car in County Tipperary.

Gardaí and emergency services were called to the scene of the a fatal road traffic collision at Burgess West, Ballylooby, Co. Tipperary, at around 25 past 11 last night.

A 41 year old man who was a pedestrian, was a killed in the collision with a car.

His body's been taken to the mortuary at University Hospital Waterford where a post-mortem will take place.

The driver - a 26 year old man - was uninjured.

The road remains closed for a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators and Local diversions are in place.

Gardaí in Cahir are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.

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