Man (84) dies in Galway car crash

Gardai in Tuam have launched an investigation following the death of an elderly man who was struck by a lorry in  Co Galway this…

Gardai in Tuam have launched an investigation following the death of an elderly man who was struck by a lorry in  Co Galway this evening.

The incident took place at 7.40 p.m. in Turloughmore on the Galway to Roscommon road.

An 84-year-old male pedestrian was struck by a lorry and died at the scene.

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