Motorcyclist in his 40s dies following collision in Cork

A motorcyclist in his 40s has died following a collision in Co Cork yesterday.

Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports of a collision involving a car and a motorbike on the N73 near Mitchelstown, Co Cork, at around 1.40pm.

The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.

His body was taken to the mortuary at Cork University Hospital where a post-mortem examination will take place.

The coroner has been notified.

The female driver of the car, aged in her 30s, was taken to Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel, as a precaution.

A technical examination of the road was carried out by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators, and has since reopened.

Gardaí are appealing to road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling on the N73 near Mitchelstown, Co Cork, between 1pm and 2pm yesterday, to make it available to them.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Fermoy Garda Station on (025) 82100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.