A young man has been killed after being hit by a car on the M7.
The incident took place just after 4am this morning. The man, who was in his 20s, was walking along the motorway when he was struck by a car travelling northbound on the M7 between Junctions 11 and 10 near Naas.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. The people in the car were not seriously injured and did not require hospital treatment.