Man (70s) dies following fatal incident involving a car in Offaly

A man has died following a fatal incident involving a car in Offaly on Sunday afternoon, August 9.

Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports of the incident which occurred at a rural location near the site of the Tullamore Show at approximately 12:20pm.

A male aged in his 70’s was pronounced deceased at the scene.

His body has been conveyed to the mortuary at Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore for post-mortem examination.

A Garda spokesperson said: “No other injuries were reported at the time and no further information is available at this time.”

Gardaí also confirmed that enquiries into the incident are currently ongoing.