Gardai investigating the death of a man in Athlone this morning say his injuries are consistent with being run over by a car.
The 42-year-old, named as Mr Edward Glynn, was found with head injuries in a housing estate in the Co Westmeath town early this morning.
It is understood gardaí were called to a disturbance at a house at Bealnamulla Road, Monksland, at about 4 a.m., where Mr Glynn was found. He was brought to hospital but died a short time later.
The scene was preserved for a Garda Technical Bureau examination and post mortem by the State Pathologist.