Opposition is mounting against the possible full closure of a dangerous junction on the main Cork to Limerick road where two US tourists were killed last year.

No-one else has to die here — that’s the blunt message from two Americans with a tragic connection who have backed calls to close a lethal turn on a stretch of the N20 Cork to Limerick road.

Talks are taking place about safety upgrades at a death-trap junction on the N20 Cork to Limerick road.

An American tourist is said to be seriously injured in a two-car collision in Co. Cork this morning.

Safety markings on one of the busiest roads in Co Cork have been described as extremely dangerous by councillors and council engineers.

A pregnant woman in her 30s was airlifted to hospital earlier today after she was injured in a car crash in Co Cork.

Improving the existing N20 Cork to Limerick road should be an “immediate priority” for government as part of a wider effort to improve transport links across the island of Ireland.