Motorcyclist dead after Banteer crash

A motorcyclist in his 60s was killed last night near Banteer in county Cork.

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a single vehicle, fatal road traffic collision at 6.45pm on Sunday evening. The collision occurred on the R579 at Glen South, Banteer.

His body has since been removed from the scene to Cork University Hospital where a post-mortem will take place in due course.

The R579 road (from Banteer to Nad) remains closed this morning. Garda forensic collision investigators are scheduled to carry out an examination of the scene.

Gardaí are appealing to any person who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.

Any road users with camera footage (including dash-cam) who were travelling in the vicinity of Banteer and Nad, between 6pm and 7.30pm yesterday evening, are asked to make this available to gardaí.

Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to contact Mallow Garda Station on 022-31450, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800-666111, or any garda station.