Irishman killed by truck in Japan

A LORRY driver has been arrested in Japan after leaving the scene of an accident in which a Cork man died.

Alan Buckley, who taught English to students in the Tomioka region of the Asian country, was struck by a truck either late on Saturday night or early on Sunday morning.

The body of the 32-year-old from Wilton was found on Sunday lying in the middle of a road on Honshu Island.