A pensioner has died in a road accident in Gortnahoe near Thurles, Co Tipperary this morning.

The 78-year-old man was fatally injured when the car he was driving left the roadway and struck concrete pier on a local road at around 11.30am.

The man, who was the sole occupant of the car, was treated at the scene by emergency services, but he died a short time later.

His body was removed to University Hospital Waterford for a post-mortem examination.

The road is closed and local diversions are in place. Garda forensic collision investigators are at the scene.

The coroner has been notified.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Thurles Garda Station 0504 25100 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.