A 49-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist has been killed following a road traffic collision with a car in rural Ireland.
The incident occurred at around 8.40pm last night (Tuesday) on the N81 road near Blessington in Co. Wicklow.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
His body was removed to Naas General Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
The driver of the car was uninjured.
The N81 at Tinode on the Dublin side of Blessington is currently closed to traffic in both directions and local diversions are in place.
Garda forensic collision investigators are at the scene.
Investigating Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the crash to contact Baltinglass Garda Station on 059-6482610 or the Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.
