Man Critically Injured In A Collision In Co. Limerick.

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Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 9:29am

By Ciara Plunkett @plunkettciara

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Gardai are appealing for witnesses.

Gardai in Limerick are appealing for witnesses to a serious crash on the M8, which has left a man in a critical condition.

It happened at 3:10 yesterday afternoon at Brackbawn, and involved a car and a pedestrian.

The walker, in his 30s, was seriously injured, and remains in a critical condition at Cork University Hospital.

Gardai at Fermoy are urging anyone who witnessed the incident, or who has footage from the M8 at Kilbehenny from that time yesterday to come forward.

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