A man was killed on Thursday night in Dublin's city centre after being hit by a bus.

The incident happened at about 23:30 local time near the intersection of Store Street and Amiens Street.

The victim, who was in his 20s, was pronounced dead on the spot, and his body was taken to the Whitehall City Mortuary.

The location has been sealed off for a technical inspection and no additional casualties have been mentioned.

With the death of the guy, there have now been six fatalities on Irish roads since Monday.

Due to the event, Busáras was shut down, however it has since reopened.

According to Bus Éireann, its services are again operating normally again.

Services on the Luas Red Line had been reduced, but they are now operating normally again.