Young man killed after being hit by car on Cork’s N20 near Burnfort

Around 5.45 pm on Wednesday, a pedestrian in his twenties was struck by a car on the N20 at Burnfort, near Mallow in County Cork, resulting in his death. The victim was transferred to the mortuary at Cork University Hospital, where a post-mortem will be performed. The driver, also in his twenties, was the only person in the vehicle and was taken to hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening.

Gardaí shut the road for the night, implementing local diversions, and a technical examination by Forensic Collision Investigators is planned for Thursday morning. Police are appealing for witnesses and for any camera or dash-cam recordings from motorists traveling the area between 5.15 pm and 5.45 pm. Anyone with information is urged to contact Mallow Garda Station or the Garda Confidential Line.