LATEST: Man taken to hospital in critical condition following Fermoy crash has died

A man has died after being left in a critical condition following a two-car collision in Cork on Saturday 

The crash took place at around 8.40pm on Saturday on McCurtain Street in Fermoy.

A passenger of one of the cars, a man in his 20s, was taken to Cork University Hospital in a critical condition. 

Gardaí confirmed on Sunday evening that the man had since passed away.

A woman aged in her 50s, who was driving the other car, was taken to Cork University Hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

A male driver, aged in his late 30s, was arrested at the scene of the road traffic collision and was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a garda station in Co Cork.

The arrested man has since been charged in relation to the fatal collision and is due to appear before Mallow District Court tomorrow morning, Monday July 3 at 10.30am.

Gardaí are investigating the incident, and are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

Road users who may have camera or dash-cam footage, and were travelling in the McCurtain Street area between 8.30pm and 9pm, are asked to share this footage with gardaí.

People can contact Fermoy Garda station on 025 82100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.