Overview
- A juvenile male cyclist died after striking a parked lorry on the N72 at Ballygalane, Lismore, shortly after 11am and was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Gardaí closed the road for a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators and later reopened it after the on-scene work was completed.
- The cyclist’s body was taken to the mortuary at University Hospital Waterford and the coroner has been notified ahead of the post-mortem.
- The lorry driver was reported uninjured and Gardaí have formally appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident or who has dash-cam footage from the N72 between 10:30am and 11:15am to come forward.
- Investigators are gathering camera evidence and witness statements to establish the sequence of events and the outcome could inform local road safety checks and future policing steps.