Motorcyclist in critical condition after Cork crash while Limerick collision results in major tailbacks

The motorcyclist had suffered serious injuries and he was removed by ambulance to Cork University Hospital

A section of the Blarney to Tower Road was closed after a serious road traffic collision this lunchtime, but has since reopened to traffic. Picture: Eoin English

A motorcyclist has been rushed to hospital in critical condition after a road traffic collision near Blarney in Cork this afternoon.

A section of the Blarney to Tower road has now been closed following the incident.