A man in his mid-20s has died after he was struck by a car on the M7 motorway near Naas, Co Kildare, early on Saturday morning.
The man was walking on the motorway when he was hit by a vehicle travelling northbound between Junction 10 and Junction 11. He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. The occupants of the car did not require hospital treatment.
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to the incident. Emergency services and the gardaí were alerted shortly after 4am.
Traffic diversions were in place on the motorway on Saturday morning as Garda forensic collision investigators examine the scene. The M7 remained closed to Dublin-bound traffic between J11 (M7/M9) and J10 (Naas South). Traffic on the M7 was being diverted via Newbridge and on the M9 via Kilcullen. Diversions were expected to be in place for much of Saturday morning.
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Gardaí are appealing to motorists who may have stopped at the scene before the emergency services arrived to contact them. They are also seeking video or dash-cam footage from anyone travelling the motorway or in the vicinity in the hours prior to the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Naas Garda station on 045 884300 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.