A man in his 80's has been killed in a road traffic collision in Co. Offaly.
It happened at around 7.45 last night when the pensioner was hit by a car on the R420 in Tullamore.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene and a post mortem will be carried out on his body today at the Midlands Regional Hospital.
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The road is closed this morning while forensic collision investigators examine the scene.
