Gardaí in Tullamore have been rushed to the scene of a serious road traffic collision involving a tractor and a pedestrian that occurred in the townland of Cappincur.
During the collision, which occurred on Wednesday evening at approximately 6pm, a male pedestrian, aged in his 30s, was seriously injured. He was subsequently removed from the scene to Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore (MHRT) in a serious condition.
The male driver of the tractor, aged in his 80s, of the tractor was uninjured, however, he was treated for shock at the scene.