Pedestrian, 30, dies after he is struck by car in early hours

A PEDESTRIAN lost his life after he was struck by a car in Galway.

The 30-year-old was walking at Bushy Park, Moycullen Road, in the early hours of Saturday when the incident occurred at around 1.40am.

He was brought to University Hospital Galway to receive treatment for his injuries following the collision, but has since passed away.

Meanwhile, gardaí in Carlow are appealing for witnesses following a hit-and-run on Saturday evening.

Two pedestrians were walking on a local road in the Urglin Rutland area of Carlow town when they were hit by a 4x4 vehicle at around 8.20pm.

The driver of the vehicle fled the scene.

A 59-year-old man was seriously injured, while a 23-year-old woman sustained minor injuries in the collision, and both were taken to St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny.

However, their injuries are not being described as life-threatening.

Gardaí are asking anyone with information involving the incident to contact Carlow Garda station on (059) 913 6620 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666111.

Meanwhile in Irish waters, a man was left fighting for his life after he was thrown from a dinghy by a wave off the coast of Tramore on Saturday afternoon. He was hundreds of metres from the pier in the Waterford seaside town when a wave knocked him out of the boat.

As the vessel did not have an ignition kill switch, it did not stop and left the man stranded. He was taking in water for around 20 minutes until a fishing boat discovered him and brought him ashore.

The Tramore lifeboat responded to a distress call and he was brought to University Hospital Waterford by Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 117.

‘As he had ingested a lot of water, he was winched and transferred to Waterpark Rugby Grounds, adjacent to UHW,’ a spokesperson for Rescue 117 said.

Paramedics, Waterford City Fire Service and a unit from Dunmore East Coast Guard all attended the rugby grounds at Maypark to assist.

The man’s condition was last night described as serious but stable.

Paul Tuohy of the Tramore lifeboat warned those using small pleasure craft to ensure that their vessels have kill-switch devices.