Car crash in Co Cork seriously injures three people

Three people were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on the Cork-Killarney road outside Ballyvourney village.

The accident happened on the N22 just before 1pm on Sunday. Two of the injured passengers were cut free from the wreckage by members of Macroom fire service. Three people were taken to Cork University Hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. A fourth person was uninjured.

Two fire brigades, three ambulances and three Garda Traffic Corps units attended the crash site. Debris was all over the road and both vehicles were written off. Garda technical experts A full examination of the crash site was by.

Any witnesses are asked to contact gardaí in Macroom, Co Cork.