LAST UPDATE | 26 Jul 2023

A MAN HAS died after being struck by a lorry on the M6 in Co Galway earlier this morning. 

The incident happened at around 5am on the M6 at Ballygarraun West, Athenry. 

Following a single vehicle collision, the driver of the car, a man aged in his 50s, left the vehicle and was struck by a lorry. 

He was fatally injured. 

His body has been taken from the scene to University Hospital Galway where a post-mortem examination will take place in due course. 

The driver of the lorry, a man aged in his 50s, was uninjured. 

A technical examination of the scene is ongoing by Garda forensic collision investigators and the road remains closed with local diversions in place. 

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision to contact them. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact Galway Garda Station on 091 538 000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any garda station.