The incident happened on the R433 at Tullyroe near Abbeyleix at around 10am morning, when the car he was driving left the road and struck another parked car.

A man, aged in his 70s, has died after being struck by a car on Main Street, Abbeyleix, Co Laois, on Wednesday evening

A man, aged in his 20s, has died following a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Co Laois on Tuesday night

The announcement was made at Croke Park by Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys