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Female cyclist in her 40s killed in tractor collision in Kerry

Tractor was towing agricultural equipment on Cork to Tralee Road (N22) at the time

A woman cyclist has been killed in collision with a tractor which had been towing agricultural equipment on the Killarney bypass at the time - the Cork to Tralee Road (N22). File photograph: Google Street View
A woman cyclist has been killed in collision with a tractor which had been towing agricultural equipment on the Killarney bypass at the time - the Cork to Tralee Road (N22). File photograph: Google Street View
Peter Smyth
Wed May 10 2017 - 22:17

A female cyclist in her 40s was killed in a collision with a tractor on the Killarney bypass this evening.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The tractor had been towing agricultural equipment on the bypass at the time, on the Cork to Tralee Road (N22).

The road was closed to traffic, and local diversions put in place while Garda forensic collision investigators examine the scene.

The local coroner was said to have been notified.

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Gardaí­ are appealing for witnesses. Anyone with information is asked to contact Killarney Garda station on 064 667 1160, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.

Peter Smyth

Peter Smyth is a digital production journalist at The Irish Times