Appeal for witnesses after bicycle accident

A 10-YEAR-OLD girl from Co Kildare is fighting for her life in Cork University Hospital after she lost control of her bicycle and collided with a wall.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the accident which took place on Sunday afternoon on the Old Mallow Road.

The girl, who was visiting relatives in the Dublin Hill area, was cycling down from Old Whitechurch Road when she lost control of her bicycle and hit a wall near the bridge at Old Mallow Road.