Woman (25) dies after Co Kildare bike crash

A 25-year-old Dublin woman died last night following a motorbike crash in Co Kildare on Monday afternoon.

A 25-year-old Dublin woman died last night following a motorbike crash in Co Kildare on Monday afternoon.

Ciara Geraghty from Swords Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9 died at 9.20pm in Naas General Hospital.

She was taken to the hospital with seriously injuries on Monday when the bike she was a pillion passenger on collided with the central median on the northbound lane of the M7. The crash happened at Hybla, Monasterevin.

The bike's driver David Patchell (30), from Jamestown Road in Inchicore, Dublin 8, died in Monday from his injuries.

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A total of 259 people have died on the State's roads so far this year, compared to 227 for the same period last year.