Man and woman die in Cork crash

The bank holiday exodus began on a tragic note after two people in their 60s were killed in a crash outside Macroom.

The female driver and male passenger were travelling westward near Lissarda on the main N22 Cork to Killarney road at 6.25pm.

Their car struck another which was travelling in the opposite direction, and they died at the scene. The other car contained two adults and two children, who were not seriously injured but were taken to Cork University Hospital for treatment.