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A MAN IN his 70s has died following a road crash in Tipperary.
The motorcyclist received serious injuries in a collision with a car at Cloone Cross in Templemore just before noon yesterday.
He was taken to University Hospital Limerick where he was later pronounced dead.
Nobody else was injured in the incident.
Gardaí have closed the road for forensic investigations and have issued an appeal for witnesses.
In 2014 so far, 188 people have died on Irish roads. Of that figure, 21 were motorcyclists.
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RIP fellow biker. Deepest condolences to his family and friends, not a nice time of the year to be losing anyone. The road conditions over the last few days have been bad, take care out there !
It’s obviously 188 people too many, but isn’t that figure way down on other years?
You’re not wrong. Road deaths have gone down enormously over the years. Check out the figures on this list. We’ve come a long way from 1978′s all-time high of 628 deaths in one year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_road_traffic_accidents_deaths_in_Republic_of_Ireland_by_year
I wonder what the decrease is attributable to. I notice that the sharp drop coincides with the roll out of the motorway network so perhaps this is the primary reason.
Yes motorways are the safest roads
Tough news so near to Christmas ,condolences to all concerns. Be careful out there lads and lassies, lights on, eyes open. Think bike!
An add for a car underneath an article about a traffic accident. I know they’re automated and etc but there must be something you can do.
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