Cyclist dies after 'hit and run'

Gardaí are seeking witnesses to a crash in Co Monaghan in which a man died last night.

Gardaí are seeking witnesses to a crash in Co Monaghan in which a man died last night.

The 23-year-old cyclist was killed in a suspected hit and run incident on the N2 Carrickmacross to Castleblaney Road at about 10.15pm.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A Garda spokesman said the vehicle had failed to stop following the crash.

He said the road was currently closed pending completion of an examination of the scene by a Garda technical team.

Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact Carrickmacross Garda station on (042) 9690190, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.

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Meanwhile, a woman cyclist in her 30s has died in hospital after being hit by a lorry on the Newtownards Road in Belfast this morning.

Police appealed for witnesses to come forward.