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Man (50s) dies in motorcycle crash in Leitrim

Garda appeals for witnesses of single-vehicle crash which occurred on Friday morning

A Garda road closure close to the scene near Aclint Bridge in Ardee, Co Louth, after three women were killed and two men seriously injured in a road accident involving three cars. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday July 21, 2017. Gardai said one woman, aged 39, was driving one of the cars, and the two other women, aged 69 and 37, were passengers. See PA story ACCIDENT Deaths Ireland. Photo credit should read: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

The motorcyclist, a man in his late 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. Photograph: Brian Lawless

Sat May 13 2023 - 09:05

The Garda has appealed for witnesses after a man died following a road traffic crash in Co Leitrim on Friday morning.

Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to the single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on the R208 Drumcong to Ballinamore Road at Aghacashlaun shortly after 8.40am.

The motorcyclist, a man in his late 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

A technical examination of the scene was conducted by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators and the road at the crash site has since fully reopened to traffic.

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Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact them. Any road users with camera footage, including dashcam, who travelled on the R208 in the Drumcong area between the hours of 8pm on Thursday, May 11th, and 8:40am on Friday, May 12th, are asked to make this available to investigating gardaí.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Carrick on Shannon Garda station on 071 965 0510, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.

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