Car crash victim dies as friend fights for life

A young woman was last night fighting for her life in hospital following a devastating car crash in Skibbereen, Co Cork, which left 22-year-old local woman Meg Johnston dead.

Car crash victim dies  as friend fights for life

Six people — two males and four women — were travelling in a silver BMW car when it rammed into an ESB electricity pole at about 1.45am yesterday at Hurley’s roundabout on the edge of the town.

It is understood three of the six people in the car were thrown from the vehicle, such was the ferocity of the impact.

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