Woman, 60, killed in three-car crash

A WOMAN in her 60s, who was killed in pile-up in Co Cork yesterday,became the 205th person to die on Irish roads so far this year.

Gardaí said compared to this time last year 14 more people had died on the country’s roads. Inspector Billy Duane, who is head of the Garda Regional Traffic Corps, said the latest tragedy meant that 19 people had now lost their lives in Cork so far this year, whereas for the comparable period in 2005 the total was just 12.

The woman, who is believed to have been living in the Bantry area, lost her life in a three-vehicle collision at 9.20am yesterday at Durrus Cross.