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Two men killed in a collision involving a car and a motorbike on the main Cork to Limerick road outside Charleville 

Thursday, 25 February 2021 15:57

Gardai are advising that the road is currently closed at Rathgoggin and diversions are in place 

The collision happened on the Limerick side of Charleville at around 1.50pm when a motorcyclist heading towards Limerick was in collision with a car driving towards Charleville.

Both the motorcyclist, who is in his early 20s, and the  driver of the car, who is in his late 50s, were pronounced dead at the scene by a local doctor after the emergency services were alerted.

Gardai have closed  the road and mounted diversions as they await the removal of the bodies of both men to Cork University Hospital for post-mortem examinations.

A Garda Forensic Crash Investigator is due at the scene shortly to begin an investigation into the collision while a Garda PSV inspector is due to examine both vehicles involved in the crash

Gardai will not release the names of both deceased until all next of kin are informed but it's believed that both men are from the Charleville area.

Gardai have appealed for anyone who was travelling the road at the time, particularly anyone with dash cam footage to contact Mallow Garda Station on 022-31450

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