Witness appeal after motorcyclist, 30s, dies in Shannon collision

Anyone with any information has been asked to contact Shannon Garda Station on [phone], the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station

The road is currently closed while Forensic Collision Investigators carry out an examination of the scene. File Picture: Jim Coughlan

A male motorcyclist has been killed in a road traffic crash in Clare this afternoon. 

Gardaí say they are now investigating the collision, which occurred when a motorcycle and a car collided at approximately 4.05pm on the Clare side of the M18 motorway in Shannon.