CO CARLOW, Ireland - A man in his 40s has died following a road traffic collision in County Carlow on Saturday afternoon.
The incident occurred at around 4.30pm on the R703 at Ballyroughan Big, near Borris, when a car struck a pedestrian. Emergency services attended the scene, but the man was pronounced dead shortly after the collision. His body remained at the scene pending the arrival of the Coroner, and a post-mortem examination is expected to be carried out in the coming days.
The driver of the car, a woman in her 60s, did not sustain any injuries.
The road was closed overnight to allow Garda Forensic Collision Investigators to carry out a technical examination, with local traffic diversions in operation.
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