UPDATE: Cyclist (30s) left with serious injuries after collision in Kilkenny

A cyclist (30s) is being treated for ‘serious injuries’ following a collision with a car yesterday on the outskirts of Kilkenny City.

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a serious road traffic collision at Loughmacask on the L100 (Tullaroan Road) yesterday afternoon.

The collision involved a car and a cyclist and occurred shortly after 5:30pm.

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A male cyclist (aged in his 30s) was conveyed to hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

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The road was subject to a technical examination by garda forensic collision investigators, and has since reopened.

Investigations are ongoing.