Man dies after being struck by Luas tram

Fatal incident occured at Broombridge in Dublin shortly after 1am

A man has died after he was struck by a Luas tram in Dublin early on Sunday morning.

The incident happened shortly after 1am at Broombridge in Cabra. Emergency services attended the scene, but the pedestrian, aged in his 50s, died from his injuries.

The body has been taken to the city morgue for a postmortem, and investigators have examined the scene.

The Luas line is operating as normal after part of it was closed earlier on Sunday morning.

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Gardaí are appealing to any witnesses to contact them at Cabra Garda station on 01 666 7400, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.