Yes, it's clear it happened out of town. His Strava route is shown on this article: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/son-of-mike-lynchs-tragic-co-defendant-

Yes, it's clear it happened out of town. His Strava route is shown on this article: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/son-of-mike-lynchs-tragic-co-defendant-vows-to-complete-his-run-after-jogging-death/ar-AA1p7TFV https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/son-of-mike-lynchs-trag.... He was most likely trying to cross the road to continue his running route along the footpath where it continued to follow the river on the other side.