Eight-year-old girl dies in West Cork crash

An eight-year-old girl died and her mother was last night fighting for her life in hospital following a horrific crash in West Cork yesterday afternoon.

The two-car smash happened at a notorious accident blackspot at Owenahincha Cross, Rosscarbery at about 3pm.

One of the cars, a small silver Audi, appeared to have been knocked off the road by the impact of the collision and down a ditch, where it lay in heavy undergrowth.