Overview
- A pedestrian in his 70s was struck by a car on Main Street, Abbeyleix, around 7pm and later died at Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore.
- A man in his 30s, the sole occupant of a car, died after a single-vehicle crash at Inishammon, Smithboro, around 7:30pm.
- The R187 at Inishammon remains closed for a forensic collision examination, while the Abbeyleix road has reopened after a technical assessment.
- The Monaghan victim’s body was transferred to Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan for a post-mortem, and the local coroner has been notified.
- Investigators appealed for camera footage from Abbeyleix between 6:30pm and 7:30pm and from the R187 between 7:15pm and 8:15pm, with contact details provided for local stations and the Garda Confidential Line.