Quad bike rider becomes 70th person to die on country's roads

Gardaí said no other injuries were reported in the incident which occurred in Derrybrien, Gort, at around 1.15pm on Sunday. Stock picture: Dan Linehan

The driver of a quad bike in Galway has become the 70th person to die on Irish roads this year, following a crash on Sunday afternoon.

The man in his 20s suffered fatal injuries after a crash involving the quad bike and a tractor on the R353 in Derrybrien, Gort, at around 1.15pm.