A British tourist has been killed in a motorbike crash while on holiday in west Cork.

The 68 year old's motorbike collided with a ditch on the Bantry Line this morning at around 11.10am

The man - who is from Buckinghamshire - was pronounced dead at the scene.

His body has been removed to the morgue at Cork University Hospital.

His son was following on a second motorbike when the crash happened and he raised the alarm.

The road is currently closed for an examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators