Man in critical condition after collision

THE driver of a car which collided with a goods vehicle at Carr’s Hill, near Cork city, yesterday was last night said to be in a critical condition.

The accident, at an intersection on the road between Cork and Carrigaline, happened shortly before 4.30pm.

The driver of the car, who was rushed to Cork University Hospital, was the only person injured in the accident. His name has not yet been released.

Last night, the busy roadway was closed to one lane of traffic as attempts were made to remove an oil spill and crash debris from the road.

Meanwhile, a man was killed in a road accident in Granard, Co Longford, early yesterday.

The accident happened at around 6am at Coolamber, Lisryan in Granard.

The man, who was taken to St Joseph’s Hospital in Longford, was killed when the articulated truck he was driving crashed into a ditch. His name has not yet been released.

And the 73-year-old male pedestrian who died following a collision at Kiltulla, Oranmore, Co Galway, on Wednesday was named as James Grealish of Kiltulla.