Motorcyclist seriously injured in collision with a lorry in Ardee

Louth gardaí attended the scene of a road traffic collision involving an articulated lorry and a motorcycle that occurred shortly after 8:50pm on yesterday evening on the N2 at Rathory in Ardee.

The motorcyclist, a man in his 30s, was taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda with serious injuries. The driver of the lorry was uninjured.

The N2 between Ardee and Carrickmacross was closed for a period of time but has since reopened.

Garda enquiries are ongoing.