A cyclist who was found on a road in Co Mayo with life-threatening injuries has died, with gardaí now investigating his death and appealing for any witnesses to come forward.
It remains unclear if a driver, or any other road user, was involved in the fatal incident last month, the nature of which remains unexplained.
At the time of the man's crash, gardaí made no mention of any third party involvement and now that the cyclist has died it is still not clear how the crash occurred.
The fatal incident happened early on the afternoon of Friday, February 28th, on the N17 in Co Mayo, between the airport and Charlestown. The victim, who was in his 60s, was found at the scene at 12.20pm on the day and taken to hospital.
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There were concerns for his survival prospects at the time and while he was taken by ambulance to hospital and underwent medical treatment, gardaí have now confirmed he has since dead.
"Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this incident to come forward," the force said in the latest public appeal for information that may aid the investigation. "The deceased was travelling in the direction of Charlestown coming from the direction of the airport.
"Any road users who were on the N17 in the area between 11:45am and 12:20pm and may have camera footage - including dash-cam - are asked to make this footage available to gardaí," the appeal states.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Swinford Garda Station on 094 9252990, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.
