Man arrested after cyclist, 60s, seriously injured following collision with car in Cork

The road between Rosscarbery and Leap remains closed while a technical examination by Forensic Collision Investigators takes place.

A man in his 20s was arrested in connection with a collision involving a car and a bicycle in Cork on Thursday.

A man in his 60s was left seriously injured following the crash.

The incident occurred at around 9am on the N71 at Barleyhill East, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork.

The cyclist was transferred by air ambulance to Cork University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. There were no other injuries reported.

The man was arrested at the scene and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 for questioning at a Garda station in the Southern region.

The road between Rosscarbery and Leap has since reopened.

Gardaí are continuing to appeal for any witnesses to this collision to come forward, particularly those with camera or dash-cam footage, and who were travelling on this stretch of the N71 between 9am and 10am, to make this footage available to gardaí.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Clonakilty Garda station on 023 882 1570, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.