The father of Irish and Munster rugby star Conor Murray was being treated for “serious injuries” in hospital Thursday, after he was injured in a road traffic collision near his home in Co Limerick.
Gerry Murray, in his late 60s, an avid and experienced cyclist who has worked as an official motorbike marshal on the Tour de France, was cycling on the N20 near Patrickswell when his bike and a truck collided last Tuesday afternoon.
Garda closed the road for 90 minutes as emergency services extracted the father of three from the wreckage.
