Two hospitalised and section of historic Cork City bridge knocked into river after crash

The crash happened in the early hours of Wednesday morning

Damage done to Parliament Bridge in Cork City by an apparent collision on Wednesday. Picture: Dan Linehan

Two people have been hospitalised after a vehicle collided with a section of a historic bridge in Cork City in the early hours of Wednesday morning. 

Gardaí and emergency services personnel attended the scene of the single-vehicle crash, which happened on Parliament Bridge at approximately 12.55am.