Gardaí reopen Laois road following fatal motorcycle crash

Gardaí have reopened the N77 between Portlaoise and Abbeyleix following a fatal crash. 

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the fatal crash which claimed the life of a man in his early 20s in Abbeyleix on Tuesday evening.

The single-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle occurred on the N77 at the junction of the Portlaoise Road and Ballyroan Road at approximately 7:50pm.

The motorcyclist, a male in his 20s, was later pronounced deceased at the scene. There were no other injuries reported. The man’s body was removed to the mortuary at Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise.

The scene remains preserved pending a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators this morning. The road from Main Street in Abbeyleix to Tonduff Cross on the Portlaoise Road is closed and local diversions are in place.

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.

Any road users or pedestrians who were in the area between 7pm and 8pm, and have camera footage (including dash-cam) are asked to make this available to investigating Gardaí.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Abbeyleix Garda Station at 057 873 0580, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.