Investigation begins into fatal collision

GARDAÍ have launched an investigation into the death of a 59-year-old man who was killed after the car he was driving collided with a lorry.

Investigation begins into fatal collision

Arthur O’Connor became the fifth person to lose his life on Irish roads this year. He died in hospital on Wednesday night, just hours after the collision, which occurred at Carr’s Hill on the main Cork-Carrigaline road. Mr O’Connor, a married father, was from Rafeen Hill, Monkstown, Co Cork.

Gardaí have named the lorry driver who died on the same day in a separate accident at Granard, Co Longford.

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