Garda probe after officer's car kills pedestrian

The Garda Ombudsman today launched an investigation into the death of a pedestrian struck by a car driven by an off-duty police officer.

The collision in Oughterard, Co Galway, early this morning was one of a spate of road crashes overnight which claimed four lives. The victim, a man in his 50s, was killed when he was struck by the car at Glebe at 1.50am.