Man (22) dies after being hit by car in Longford

A 22-year-old man has died in a crash in Co Longford.

A 22-year-old man has died in a crash in Co Longford.

He was walking on the raod at Carrickboy when he was hit by a car shortly after 2am.

He was a local man but his name has not yet been released. His boyd was taken to the Mullingar Regional Hospital.

A total of 208 people have died on the State's roads so far this year.

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