TWO DIE ON COUNTY ROADS IN 24 HOURS
Date Published: 15-Feb-2013
Two people have been killed on county roads in the past 24 hours.
A male pedestrian in his 50s died in a collision on the Loughrea to Woodford road at Kylebrack East just before 9 o' clock last night.
The driver of the car was taken to UHG as a precaution but was later released.
The road has since reopened.
Meanwhile, the N63 in Ballygar is still closed this morning following a fatal crash last evening.
A cyclist died after being struck by a car near the town around 5.30 p.m.
The local man who died is aged 66 and the father of three grown up children.
The accident scene has been preserved for a forensic examination.