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Teen Cyclist Dies in Crash with Parked Lorry in Co Waterford
Gardaí said the 17-year-old cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene as road deaths rose to 80 this year, up from 73 last year.
- A teenage cyclist died on Tuesday, June 16th, after colliding with a parked lorry in Ballygalane, Lismore, Co. Waterford, shortly after 11am. The youngster was declared dead at the scene.
- This tragedy brings the number of deaths on the State's roads to 80 so far this year, an increase from 73 fatalities recorded during the same period last year.
- The driver of the lorry was uninjured in the collision, and authorities closed the N72 for a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators, though the route has since reopened.
- Gardai stated they are "appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision" and request camera footage from anyone travelling the N72 between Lismore and Cappoquin between 10.30am and 11.15am Tuesday.
- Those with information are asked to contact Dungarvan Garda Station at 48600 or the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, while a post-mortem examination is scheduled at University Hospital Waterford.
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