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An elderly Irish man has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a bus in Co Wicklow yesterday evening.
Gardaí said the man, aged in his 80s, was injured in a road traffic collision involving a bus and a pedestrian on Station Road in Bray on Thursday evening.
According to a Garda statement, emergency services were alerted to the incident shortly before 6pm.
The injured man was taken to St Vincent's University Hospital for treatment.
In a statement, a Garda spokesperson said: "Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to the collision, involving a bus and a pedestrian, shortly before 6:00pm.
"The male pedestrian (aged in his 80s) was taken to St Vincent's University Hospital to be treated for serious injuries."
The road remains closed while Garda Forensic Collision Investigators examine the scene.
Gardaí are now appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Road users and pedestrians who may have camera footage, including dash-cam, and who were in the area between 5.40pm and 6.10pm are being asked to make it available to gardaí.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Bray Garda Station on (01) 666 5300, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
Investigations are ongoing, the spokesperson confirmed.
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