14/09/2009

Motor Bikers Die

The roads have claimed more victims across Ireland after two motorcyclists were killed in separate NI road crashes and a car driver was fatally injured in Kerry.

In Co Down, a biker was travelling along the Comber Road in Killyleagh when he came off his machine on Sunday evening.

The fatal crash was at an accident blackspot, known locally as Broad Meadows, with two cars also involved in the accident.

Three ambulance crews attended the scene of the accident but the victim died.

In a separate incident, a 68-year-old motorcyclist died after crashing on the Whitepark Road on the north coast.

That accident happened close to the Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge at around midday on Sunday.

Also, in Ballymena, a man in his early twenties remains in a critical condition following another accident.

His motorbike collided with a car in the Lantara area of Ballee at 7.30pm on Saturday.

In the Irish Republic, an 18-year-old man has died as a result of his injuries after his car collided with a wall in Co Kerry.

Gardaí at Cahirciveen are investigating the single vehicle road traffic collision, which occurred at approx 9.40pm on Friday evening.

The collision occurred at Boherboy, which is 1km outside Cahirciveen on the road (N71) to Glenbeigh Village.

A teenage cyclist is also in a critical condition in hospital today, after he was involved in a collision with a car in Co Westmeath.

Gardaí in Mullingar are investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision, which occurred at Joristown at approximately 5.40pm, yesterday.

The 15-year-old male cyclist and a car were involved in the collision before the cyclist was taken to Mullingar General Hospital where his condition was described as critical.

(BMcC/GK)

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