Friends killed in early morning car crash

Two life-long friends died and a third young man was critically injured in a horror car crash which left a small community devastated.

Ross Shine, 21, and his neighbour Kieran Walsh, 20, were killed after their Opel Astra hit a ditch in north Cork early yesterday morning.

The third occupant of the car, Darragh Murphy also in his early 20s was rushed to Cork University Hospital. He underwent emergency surgery and remains in a critical condition.