Gardaí in Bandon are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in his 70s in Bandon in the early hours of this morning.
Gardaí and emergency services were alerted shortly before 6.30am after a male was found unresponsive on a local road in the Kildarra area of Bandon. He was pronounced deceased at the scene a short time later.
A Garda spokesperson said that the Coroner has been notified and the deceased has since been removed to the mortuary at Cork University Hospital. A post-mortem examination will be arranged and the outcome will determine the course of the Garda investigation.
'Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward. In particular, they are seeking information regarding a male observed cycling on roads in the vicinity of Kildarra in the early hours of Saturday 19th July.
Additionally, any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were traveling in the area at the time asked to make it available to Gardaí.'
