Man airlifted to hospital after collision during Clare cycling event

It is understood that two cyclists clipped each other and that one ‘fell heavily’ from his bicycle. 

The helicopter was able to land in a field close to the scene and airlifted the injured man to University Hospital Limerick for treatment. Picture: Dan Linehan

A man has been airlifted to hospital after he was injured in a collision during a cycling event in Co Clare this afternoon.

The man in his 60s, understood to be from Dublin, was taking part in the 160-kilometre ŠKODA Ring of Clare Cycle which began this morning when 2,500 cyclists departed from Clarecastle GAA grounds.