Upgrade road to save lives, urge gardaí

THE Cork-Tralee road, the N22, has claimed its sixth life this year, making it the most dangerous road in the south of the country and gardaí say that if large parts of it aren’t upgraded soon more lives will be lost.

Senior gardaí made a plea to fast-track the extension of the Ballincollig bypass to the west of Ballyvourney after a 59-year-old man was knocked down and killed near Farnanes on Monday.

Frank Long, from 54 Roche’s Buildings, Cork, was struck by a transit van as he tried to cross the road at 5.25pm. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to contact them at (026) 20590.