Pedestrian killed in Cavan hit-and-run

A post mortem examination will be carried out later today on the body of a man who is believed to have been killed as a result of a hit-and-run incident in Co Cavan.

The pedestrian, who was in his late twenties, was hit by a car on the Carrickmacross Road out of Kingscourt, sometime between 2am and 2pm yesterday.