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Man killed in collision near Bandon

April 6th, 2015 11:38 AM

By Southern Star Team

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The road from Bandon to Timoleague has been closed temporarily at Old Chapel today (Easter Monday) following a fatal road traffic collision.

THE road from Bandon to Timoleague has been closed temporarily at Old Chapel today (Easter Monday) to facilitate a technical examination by Garda forensic collision investigators following a fatal road traffic collision.

The single car crash happened shortly before 7.45am this morning at Old Chapel, Bandon, and the driver and sole occupant of the car, a man in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Local diversions were in place while Gardaí were investigating and the road was expected to re-open to traffic later today.

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