Cork motorcyclist died in crash on busy dual carrigaewqay - inquest hears

A motorcyclist and a sportscar were involved in a high-speed race on a busy dual carriageway, with both vehicles weaving between traffic, just seconds before the biker was killed in a crash, witnesses have told an inquest.

The details emerged yesterday as Cork City coroner Philip Comyn opened the inquest before a jury into the death of motorcyclist Joe Holten.

Mr Holten, from Glanmire in Cork, died when his bike struck the back of a Honda Jazz being driven by Catherine Foley on Cork’s N40 South Ring Road, just off the Kinsale Rd flyover, at around 11am on March 11, 2014.