Gardai are investigating after a man was seriously injured in a road traffic collision in Co Westmeath in the early hours of this morning. Gardai are investigating after a man was seriously injured in a road traffic collision in Co Westmeath in the early hours of this morning. The collision occurred shortly after 2.45am this morning between junction 7 and junction 6 on the M6 near Moate. A truck collided with the 26-year-old pedestrian who was taken to Tullamore General Hospital in a critical condition. The road will remain closed for the next couple of hours while a forensic collision investigation takes place, gardai have confirmed.

Source: Irish Independent October 28, 2018 07:52 UTC