One man taken to hospital following Co Waterford road crash

One man was taken to hospital following a road crash in Waterford last evening.

The motorcyclist, aged in his forties, was in collision with a jeep at about 5:30pm on the R681 at Ballymurrin, Kill.

Emergency services attended with paramedics taking the injured party to University Hospital Waterford with injuries described as serious.

A technical examination has taken place with the route closed for a time between Kill and the Ballyleen crossroads.

Anybody who was in the area between 5 and 5:40pm and who might have footage is asked to contact gardai.