"Separately, a man in his 40s died in a motocross tragedy after his motorcycle spun out of control during an event at Cork's Vernon Mount at lunchtime yesterday. The man suffered injuries when the motorbike he was competing on spun out of control. Emergency personnel ­immediately went to the assistance of the biker. He was unresponsive and, despite the best efforts of track medical personnel and paramedics, his condition could not be stabilised."
"A motorist in his 20s died in Galway, a pedestrian in his 40s died in Cork and a motorcyclist in his 70s died in Tipperary in three separate road accidents between Friday and yesterday morning. The biker died in Cahir, Co Tipperary, when the motorcycle he was riding was collided with a van on the N24 shortly after 11am yesterday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision to contact them."
Five people were seriously injured in three road accidents in Tipperary, Kilkenny and Cork. A man in his 40s died at a motocross event at Cork's Vernon Mount after his motorcycle spun out of control, suffering critical head and neck injuries; emergency and track medical personnel could not stabilise him and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Office of the State Pathologist and the Cork coroner have been informed and a full post-mortem will be conducted at Cork University Hospital. Additional fatalities included a motorist in his 20s in Galway, a pedestrian in his 40s on the M8 near Mitchelstown, and a motorcyclist in his 70s in Tipperary. Gardaí have appealed for witnesses.
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