Motorcyclist hospitalised in Dublin after 'Pollard crash

A motorcyclist in his 50s is being treated in Beaumount Hospital for injuries sustained in a single vehicle collision on the Oldcastle road outside Castlepollard.

According to local reports the injured man was airlifted to Beaumount Hospital.

The Garda Press Office issued this statement earlier this evening:

Gardaí attended the scene of a single vehicle road traffic collision involving a motorcycle that occurred on the afternoon of Thursday, 28th July, 2022, on the Oldcastle Road, Castlepollard, County Westmeath.

The male motorcyclist, aged in his 50s, was taken to Beaumont Hospital for treatment of his injuries. No other injuries to persons was reported.

The road has since reopened. Investigations are ongoing.