Boy, 12, killed as car hits tanker
A family from the Fermoy area were returning from a trip to the circus when the accident occurred on the Cork-Dublin road, about four miles from Fermoy on the Cork side, at around 4.40pm yesterday.
The driver of the oil tanker, who is from Dundalk, was arrested at the scene and taken to Fermoy Garda Station where he is being detained on suspicion of dangerous driving.