Two motorcyclists injured, one seriously, following Waterford collision

Both men involved in the incident were brought to Cork University Hospital for treatment. Picture: Larry Cummins

Gardaí are investigating after a collision involving two motorcyclists left two in hospital.

Emergency services attended the scene on the N25 at Grange, Ardmore at around 4.30pm.

One male motorcyclist, aged in his 30s, was taken to Cork University Hospital to be treated for serious injuries.

The second motorcyclist, aged in his 50s, was also brought to CUH to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigations are ongoing.

This is just one of several road incidents over the weekend.

Three people tragically lost their lives on our roads between Saturday and Sunday.

On Saturday evening, a motorcyclist in his 20s was killed in Co Wicklow.

In the early hours of Sunday morning, a pedestrian in his 40s died in Midleton, Co Cork and later that morning, a van driver in his 60s died in Dublin.

The total number of deaths on Irish roads so far this year has now reached 61.

There have now been more than a third more people killed on the roads since the start of the year than there were in the same period in 2023.