Community in Co Kildare in mourning after man dies this morning following car accident

A Co Kildare community is in mourning today following the death of a well -known local man this morning, following a road accident.

Killina man, Raymond Morris, a former Bord na Móna worker,  was returning from celebrating his mother's 89th birthday, on Sunday  night, when a jeep he was driving collided with a ditch. The accident took place just a short distance from the deceased's home and also just minutes from Killina NS.

The man in his sixties passed away this morning  at Naas General Hospital, and is the first road death in the county this year.  Mr Morris's funeral arrangements will be given at a later date.

Meanwhile, a motorcyclist is suffering from leg injuries after colliding with a car near Kill, yesterday morning.