Young UK couple die in holiday crash

A young couple from the UK who were in Ireland to attend a wedding died yesterday when their rental car was involved in a collision with a lorry in South Kerry.

The lunchtime accident occurred at a junction, Barry’s Cross, near Ballinskelligs, on the main road to Cahersiveen.

Three units of the fire service along with ambulances, gardaí and a helicopter were tasked to the scene at Cloon.