Man (70) dies after being hit by bus in Dublin

A 70-year-old man died yesterday evening after he was hit by a bus in Dublin city centre.

A 70-year-old man died yesterday evening after he was hit by a bus in Dublin city centre.

The man died in the incident at the junction of the North Circular Road and Summerhill.

Earlier, at 11 a.m. yesterday, a woman in her early 50s died on the New Cabra Road when she was hit by a truck.

So far this year 373 people have died on the States roads, 37 more than for all of 2003. December alone has claimed the lives of 27 people.

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