Tragic news.
Two people have died following a road crash in Cork on Tuesday (30 August).
At around 11am, Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to a collision involving a car transporter and three other cars on the N28 at the Shannon Park roundabout in Carrigaline.
The occupants of one of the cars, a man and woman both understood to be in their 80s, were pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
They have since been taken to the mortuary at Cork University Hospital.
The driver of a second car was transported by ambulance to the same hospital, with his injuries described as non-life-threatening.
Meanwhile, the drivers of the transporter and third car involved in the collision were both medically assessed at the scene but did not require hospital treatment.
Garda Forensic Collision Investigators are currently examining the scene and vehicles involved.
Traffic diversions are expected to remain in place for a number of hours, with updates being provided on Twitter via @gardatraffic.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision to come forward.
They are also urging road users who were travelling on the N28 in the Shannon Park area between 10.45am and 11am with camera footage, including dashcam footage, to make it available to them.
Anyone with information can contact Togher Garda Station on (021) 494 7120, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
Cork Traffic Alert – Traffic diversions remain in place on the N28 at the Shannon Park roundabout in Carrigaline following an earlier collision. Further updates will follow. pic.twitter.com/sK05YoypqG
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) August 30, 2022
LISTEN: You Must Be Jokin’ podcast – listen to the latest episode now!
