A pedestrian has been killed after being hit by a car in Co. Tipperary.
This collision happened shortly after 10pm on the R499 between Toomevara and Ballinamona Cross.
The pedestrian, a man in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
His body has since been removed to University Hospital Limerick where a post-mortem will take place.
The driver of the car, a man in his 20s, was taken to University Hospital Limerick as a precaution.
The road is closed so a forensic examination of the scene can be carried out, and local diversions are in place.
Gardai are appealing for witnesses to contact them.
