Woman’s death brings to 12 January’s fatal road toll

The death of a young mother in a road traffic accident in West Cork yesterday has brought the death toll on Irish roads to 12 so far this year.

Clodagh Shannon, 41, from Kerry Pike on the outskirts of Cork City, died after a two-car collision on the R588 road at Coppeen East, Enniskeane, on the Coppeen to Crookstown Road, at around 9am.

Several motorists who came upon the accident tried desperately to help her.