Young man dies after being struck by two cars while crossing road

A man in his late 20s has been killed after he was struck by two cars in Co Louth.

Young man dies after being struck by two cars while crossing road

(Updated with new information)

A man in his late 20s has been killed after he was struck by two cars in Co Louth.

The man was crossing the road after getting out of a car in Dundalk at around 3.15am on the Old Newry Road (the R132).

He was pronounced dead at the scene. A post mortem examination is expected to take place later today.

The drivers of the cars were uninjured.

The road remains closed as an examination is carried out.

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