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Male biker dies in early morning Tallaght crash

Single-vehicle incident occurs on Embankment Road at M50 junction

Gardaí at the scene of a road collision early today in which a motorcyclist died following a single-vehicle fatal road crash at the Ballymount slip road onto the M50 Northbound, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney Collins
Gardaí at the scene of a road collision early today in which a motorcyclist died following a single-vehicle fatal road crash at the Ballymount slip road onto the M50 Northbound, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney Collins
Sun Jun 30 2013 - 09:10

A man in his 20s has died after his motorcycle crashed in Tallaght this morning.

The incident occurred on the Embankment Road (Catherine Tynan Road) at the slip road onto the M50 northbound at Junction 10 at about 6.30am.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene after the crash, in which only the motorcycle was involved. His remain have been removed to Tallaght Hospital.

The stretch of road was closed pending completion of an examination by Garda forensic collision investigators.

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Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the crash to contact Tallaght Garda station on 01-6666000, the Garda Confidential Telephone Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.