35 deaths on Irish roads so far this year
A man, aged in his 35s, was the 35th person to die on Irish roads in 2024 on Sunday
Thirty-five people have died on Irish roads so far this year, with the latest death occurring in Cork over the weekend.
A man, aged in his 20s, died in Cork on Sunday following a single-vehicle collision.
The incident injured two others.
The driver of the car was fatally injured, while two occupants of the car have been taken to Cork University Hospital for treatment of their injuries, which are understood to be non-life threatening.
The local road in Rathanker remains closed at this time and traffic diversions are in place. Garda Forensic Collision Investigators are conducting an examination of the scene.
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward. Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling on the L2474 road between Rochestown and Monkstown, between 2.00am and 2.45am this morning, are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Togher Garda Station on at 021 494 7120, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
This comes after two young students died in a collision in Limerick last week.
Darragh Dullea aged 20, from Clonakilty, Cork and Cillian Kirwan, aged 19, from Piltown, Kilkenny, were killed in the single-car collision on the N69 Limerick-Tralee road after the car collided with a wall.
The two young men were instantly killed on impact, and two other passengers, who were in the same car, were injured.