Blarney man, 24, who died in motorcross accident yesterday is named locally

A 24-year-old man who passed away in a motorcross accident over the weekend after his bike struck a tree has been named locally as Stephen O’Callaghan of Blarney, Co Cork.

Mr O’Callaghan of the Riverview Estate, Tower, in Blarney was riding his scrambler bike at a woodland track on the outskirts of Blarney at about 8pm on Saturday when the accident occurred.