A motorcyclist killed in a suspected hit and run in Carlow following which a car was found burnt out had fled open prison days ago, the Sunday World can reveal.

The car involved was found burnt out at the location and the occupants of the car failed to remain at the scene

A motorcyclist in his 30s has died in a suspected hit-and-run in Co Carlow. The incident, involving the man's motorcycle and a car, happened between Rathoe and Ballon at Sandbook at 11pm last night. Gardaí say the car was burnt out and the occupants failed to remain at the scene.

Gardaí and Emergency Services responded to a road traffic incident on a local road between Rathoe and Ballon at Sandbook, involving a motorcycle and a car.

A MAN HAS died following a collision between a motorcycle and a car in Co Carlow last night. The car involved was found burnt out at the location, and the occupants of the car failed to remain at the scene. The incident happened shortly before 11pm on a local road between Rathoe and Ballon at Sandbook.

A motorcyclist has died following a crash in County Carlow. It happened shortly before 11pm along the road between Rathoe and Ballon on April 24th. The motorcyclist, a man aged in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene. A car involved in the crash was found burnt out at the location and the occupants were not at the scene.

A man has died following a road traffic collision between a car and a motorcycle in Carlow. The incident happened just before 11pm on Wednesday, on a local road between Rathoe and Ballon at Sandbook.