Divers search the water after car discovered in Cork's River Lee

Members of Cork City Fire Brigade are among those on the scene. File Picture: Dan Linehan

Gardaí and Emergency Services attended the scene of a road traffic incident close to Cork city’s Marina this afternoon in which a car entered the water.

The vehicle is understood to have entered the River Lee near the grotto on the Blackrock Road. 

The time that it entered the water has not been established. 

Personnel from the Coast Guard and divers from Cork City Missing Persons Search searched the river near the scene of the incident.

A number of squad cars and a unit from the Cork City Fire Brigade also attended the scene.

Gardaí do not believe there are any occupants in the vehicle. 

A garda spokesperson told Irish Examiner that enquiries are ongoing.