A CYCLIST taking part in an adventure race in Killarney this Saturday sustained serious injuries when his bicycle was in a collision with a car.
The incident occurred shortly after 11 o’clock this morning on a narrow stretch of road at Moll’s Gap, on the main Ring of Kerry road.
The cyclist, a male in his 30s, was removed by ambulance to University Hospital Kerry and it is understood that the injuries he suffered are severe.
It is further believed that the car involved in the collision was being driven by a tourist.
Over 2,000 participants took part in the adventure race which started and finished in Killarney and it involved competitors running, cycling and kayaking across Killarney’s National Park and beyond.
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