Pedestrian in his 50s hospitalised after hit-and-run in Cork

The incident occurred around 6.45pm on Rathpeacon Road in Rathpeacon

Gardaí are now appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision to come forward.

A pedestrian, aged in his 50s, has been hospitalised following a hit-and-run near Cork city on Saturday.

At around 6.45pm, gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian on Rathpeacon Road in Rathpeacon.