Serious Longford accident as man in his 80s struck by car

A man in his 80s was hospitalised with serious injuries after being struck by a car on Main Street, Ballymahon on Monday, February, 2.

Gardaí and emergency services rushed to the scene of the collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian which occurred at approximately 5.15pm.

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The pedestrian, a man aged in his 80s was removed to Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore for treatment of injuries believed to be serious.

The driver of the car, an adult male, aged in his late teens, was uninjured.

The road was closed overnight to enable Garda Forensic Collision Investigators to conduct a technical examination of the scene on Tuesday morning.

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

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Any road users or pedestrians who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were in the area between 5pm and 5.30pm are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Longford Garda Station on 043 335 0570, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.