Crashes cause two-hour traffic delays

Rush hour traffic came to a standstill for nearly two hours yesterday morning on the southside of Cork City, following two separate collisions that saw four people suffer minor injuries.

The incidents were two of five collisions yesterday in Cork that required the presence of the gardaí or emergency services.

Both accidents occurred on westbound lanes of the N40 South Ring Rd. The first occurred between the Bloomfield junction and the Kinsale Rd roundabout, while the second accident occurred between Mahon and Bloomfield.