UPDATE: Young pedestrian sustains leg injuries in Offaly crash

A man in his 20s sustained leg injuries in Offaly last night after he was hit by a van in Cappincur, on the outskirts of Tullamore.

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It's believed the man was tending flowers on the roadside when a van veered off the road and struck him. He is thought to have sustained a broken leg.

Gardaí and paramedics attended the scene and the man was taken to Tullamore Hospital by ambulance for treatment. 

The driver of the van was uninjured in the accident. 

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