A man has died after he was hit by a car in Monasterevin, Co Kildare.
The pedestrian, who was in his 40s, was seriously injured when he was struck by a 4x4 vehicle on Dublin Road shortly before 7pm.
He was treated at the scene by emergency services personnel but died a short time later.
The driver of the 4x4 was uninjured.
His body was removed to Naas General Hospital where a post-mortem will be carried out.
The man's death bring to three the number of people killed on the roads today.
A woman in her 30s was killed in Dublin when the car she was driving was in collision with a number of other vehicles on the slip road at Junction 5 on the M50.
