A motorcyclist his 60's has been killed in a crash in Banteer.
It happened at around 6.45pm yesterday evening.
The collision happened on the R579 at Glen South, Banteer.
Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the single vehicle collision and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The body of the man in his 60's was taken to Cork University Hospital where a post mortem will take place.
The R579 road from Banteer to Nad remains closed this morning while a technical examination takes place.
Any road users with camera footage (including dash-cam) who were travelling in the vicinity of Banteer and Nad, between 6.00pm and 7.30pm yesterday evening, are asked to make this available to Gardaí.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Mallow Garda station on 022 31450 or any Garda station.
