Drivers urged to report skids at notorious bend in road

Motorists have been urged to report skidding incidents to gardaí at a notorious bend on a national secondary road, earmarked for new safety warning measures.

Cork County Council is to install sensors on the approaches to the bend near Innishannon, on the N71 between Cork and Bandon, which will warn motorists to slow down if they are exceeding the advised 50km/h limit.

The move follows one fatal accident in the area and what was describedas “a number of near misses”.