Man (40s) dies after being struck by van in Kerry

The driver of the van – a man aged in his 50s – was uninjured.

By Cormac Fitzgerald Sunday 3 Mar 2019, 9:16 AM

Mar 3rd 2019, 9:16 AM 23,510 Views 6 Comments

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GARDAÍ ARE APPEALING for witnesses after a man in his 40s was killed in a road traffic incident in Kerry.

The man was fatally injured when he was struck by a van on a minor road near the village of Causeway at about 8.15 pm last night.

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene.

The driver of the van – a man aged in his 50s – was uninjured.

The dead man was removed to the mortuary at University Hospital Kerry where a post-mortem is due to be carried out.

A report has been sent to the local coroner and the scene is preserved for examination by garda forensic collision investigators.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact Listowel Garda Station 068-50820 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.

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Man (40s) dies after being struck by van in Kerry