A motorcyclist has died following a single-vehicle collision near Taghmon, County Wexford.

The crash occured on a local road at Poulpeasty on Saturday evening at around 6.50pm.

The man in his 50s was pronounced dead at the scene.

His body has since been removed to the mortuary at University Hospital Waterford, where a post-mortem examination is due to take place.

There were no other injuries reported.

The road remains closed this morning to facilitate an examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.

Local diversions are in place and Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.

Main image: Garda car at the scene of a crash.