A 51-year-old cyclist died after being hit by a BMW near Čunovo.

A teenage Irish driver has been located by police after a fatal road collision near Čunovo, south of Bratislava, in which a 51-year-old cyclist died on Monday evening.

The crash happened close to the Čunovo waterworks, with police launching a search after the driver allegedly left the scene without assisting the injured cyclist.

The cyclist died from his injuries at the scene.

Bratislava regional police confirmed that the person they had been searching for had been located and was undergoing further legal procedures.