A MAN in his seventies has been killed after a road crash on the M6 in Co Westmeath. The man was hit by a car as he was walking in the Monksland area of Athlone at around 6am yesterday.


A forensic examination of the scene was carried out yesterday, which caused the closure of a significant part of the road for several hours.


Gardaí have asked witnesses to contact the station in Athlone on 090-6498550.