Dead cyclist not yet identified

Gardai are still trying to identify a cyclist who died after being knocked down near Galway city on Wednesday night

Gardai are still trying to identify a cyclist who died after being knocked down near Galway city on Wednesday night. The man, in his early twenties, was hit by a car at Woodstock as he cycled towards the city.

He was pronounced dead after being rushed by ambulance to University College Hospital, Galway.

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