Latest: Pensioner found with head injuries on Cork roadway unable to tell staff what happened

Latest: Gardaí have begun a probe after a 74-year-old man was found with head injuries on a roadway in Passage West, Co Cork in the early hours of this morning.

Update: 10am Gardaí have begun a probe after a 74-year-old man was found with head injuries on a roadway in Passage West, Co Cork in the early hours of this morning.

A passing motorist raised the alarm at 2.30am when she spotted the pensioner on the road.