His body has been removed to the mortuary at Mullingar Regional Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
A man in his late teens has died after being hit by a bus in the midlands.
The collision, involving a bus and a pedestrian happened on the Convent Road in Longford Town at around a quarter past 6 yesterday evening.
The pedestrian, a man in his late teens, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Irish Independent reports his 23 year old brother was killed in a single vehicle crash in 2022.
His body has been removed to the mortuary at Mullingar Regional Hospital, where a post-mortem examination will take place.
The road remains closed this morning with diversions in place as a technical exam of the scene is carried out.
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to the collision to come forward - particularly those with dash-cam footage.
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