LAST UPDATE | 30 Aug 2022

TWO PEOPLE HAVE died and another has been injured in a collision involving a car transporter and three cars in Carrigaline, Co Cork this morning.

The incident occurred at 11am this morning on the N28 Ringaskiddy Road at the Shannon Park roundabout in Carrigaline.

The occupants of one car, a man and a woman who are understood to be in their 80s, were pronounced dead at the scene.

They have since been removed from the scene to the mortuary at Cork University Hospital.

The driver of the second car has since been taken to Cork University Hospital, with his injuries said to be not life threatening.

The driver of both the transporter and a third car involved in the crash were assessed at the scene, with neither requiring hospital treatment.

Sources said that the incident was caused after the transporter overturned on the road, with five ambulances attending the scene.

Garda Forensic Investigators are currently attending the scene and conducting an examination.

A Garda spokesperson has appealed for any witnesses of the crash to come forward.

“Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to come forward. They are also appealing to road users who were travelling on the N28 in the Shannon Park area between 10:45 and 11am with camera footage (including dash cam), to make it available to them,” said the spokesperson.

“Anyone with information can contact Togher Garda Station on (021) 494 7120, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.”

Traffic diversions are set to remain in place on the road for a number of hours while investigations are carried out.

With reporting by Niall O’Connor