Motorcyclist hospitalised following collision

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital following a crash on the Inagh to Miltown Malbay road this morning.

The accident happened at around 10.30am on the R460 road about 6 kilometres from Miltown Malbay.

Gardaí and the ambulance service responded to the incident initially while two units of the fire brigade from Ennistymon were later dispatched to the scene.

The road remained closed as emergency service dealt with the incident while the motorcyclist was removed by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick for treatment for minor injuries. There was no other vehicle involved.