Gardaí reiterate appeal for witnesses to Kilkenny crash after death of cyclist

Gardaí have reiterated their appeal for witnesses to a crash on the outskirts of Kilkenny city.

A car and bicycle collided at Loughmacask on the Tullaroan Road at about 5:30pm last Wednesday (24th June).

The cyclist, a man aged in his thirties, was taken to St Luke’s General Hospital nearby and then onto Beaumont Hospital for treatment of injuries that were described as serious.

He died on Saturday evening (27th June) and a post-mortem examination is taking place.

Anybody who was travelling along the route between 5 and 6pm on the evening, in particular those with any form of footage during that time, is asked to contact the Kilkenny city Garda Station on 056 777 5000 or the Garda Confidential Line: 1800 666 111.