Motorcyclist taken to hospital after incident closes Cork’s South Mall

Emergency services attend Cork city crash involving motorbike and digger as injured man taken to hospital.

The male motorcyclist, after being struck, fell from the bike and was thrown some distance. Picture: Denis Minihane.

A motorcyclist was taken to hospital following a collision that closed the South Mall in Cork city this morning.

Gardaí, paramedics, and units from Cork City Fire Service attended the scene at the corner of South Mall and Morrison Street at around 8am following a collision involving a motorbike.