A man in his 30s has died after being hit by a bus in Co Kildare.
The crash occurred between junction 8 and junction 7 eastbound on the N7 motorway at Kill.
The pedestrian, a man aged in his 30s, was seriously injured and taken to Tallaght University Hospital.
He passed away this evening.
A post-mortem examination will take place in due course.
The driver of the bus, a man aged in his 30s, was uninjured, while two passengers received non-life threatening injuries.
The N7 motorway between junction 8 and junction 7 eastbound is currently closed pending a technical examination of the scene by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
The road will remain closed overnight, with diversions in place.
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.
Gardaí are also appealing for any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) who were travelling in the area at the time of the collision to make this footage available to gardaí.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Naas Garda Station on (045) 884 300, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.
It brings to three the number of pedestrians killed on Irish roads since last night.
A man in his 80s died after he was struck by a car on the N83 in Co Galway last night.
While a pedestrian aged in his 40s died after being struck by a car in Co Carlow.
