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Case No. 20856Road traffic collision (offence not specified) · Co. Cork · 1 Jun 2023

Man, 20s, arrested after cyclist seriously injured in West Cork collision

On Thursday 1 June 2023 at around 9am, a collision on the N71 between Roscarbery and Skibbereen in West Cork seriously injured a cyclist, and a man in his 60s was airlifted to Cork University Hospital (CUH). A man in his 20s was arrested at the scene and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, for questioning at a Garda station in the southern region. Gardaí appealed for witnesses and said the incident is the subject of an ongoing investigation. As of 2 June 2023, the reports record no charge.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested2 Jun
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A cyclist was seriously injured in a collision in West Cork.
  • A man in his 60s was airlifted to Cork University Hospital (CUH) after the collision.
Where
The collision happened on the N71 between Roscarbery and Skibbereen.
When
The collision happened at around 9am on Thursday, 1 June 2023.
Investigation
  • The area was sealed off and a forensic team was called to examine it.
  • A man in his 20s was arrested at the scene.
  • The arrested man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, for questioning at a Garda station in the southern region.
  • Gardaí appealed on the evening of 1 June 2023 for witnesses, including drivers with dashcam footage on the road between 9am and 10am.
  • Gardaí said the incident is the subject of an ongoing investigation.
Charges
The reports record no charge against the arrested man as of 2 June 2023.
Other details
The first report of the collision was published by corkbeo.ie on 2 June 2023.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA cyclist was seriously injured in a collision in West Cork. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatA man in his 60s was airlifted to CUH following the crash. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe crash happened on the N71 between Roscarbery and Skibbereen. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe crash happened at around 9am on Thursday. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe area was sealed off and a forensic team was called to examine it. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationA man in his 20s was arrested at the scene. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe arrested man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, for questioning at a Garda station in the Southern region. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe incident is the subject of an ongoing investigation. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationGardaí appealed for witnesses to the collision to come forward. (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 2 Jun2023
    Arrestedcorkbeo.ie, first report
    Gardai arrest man, 20s, after cyclist seriously injured in West Cork collision

    First report of this collision. Records the arrest of a man in his 20s, the detention under Section 4, and the garda appeal for witnesses. No existing case matches this incident.

    victim, 60s, malesuspect, 20s, male