Five-hour delay after 2 drivers seriously injured in crash

THE main Cork-Dublin road was closed for nearly five hours yesterday after a head-on collision left two drivers with serious injuries.

The collision, between a BMW and Volkswagen Golf, occurred on the N8 at Caherdrinny, near Mitchelstown, just after 5.30pm. Major delays were caused to rush-hour traffic as emergency services tried to clear the wreckage.

One of the drivers is believed to be in his late 20s, while the other was in his early 30s.