Driver taken to hospital following collision on busy Cork road 

The road was closed but has since reopened. 
Driver taken to hospital following collision on busy Cork road 

Gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene of a traffic collision involving a bus and a car that occurred at approximately 10:30am on the N20 Mallow to Cork road. Picture: Cork City Fire Brigade

Update 3.15pm:

The N20 has now re-opened for use following an earlier collision involving a car and a bus, a garda spokesperson confirmed. 

Earlier: One person has been taken to hospital following a collision on the Mallow Rd this morning. 

A garda spokesperson said gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene of a traffic collision "involving a bus and a car that occurred at approximately 10:30am on the N20 Mallow to Cork road, Co Cork".

"The driver of the car has been conveyed to Cork University Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

"The N20 is currently closed with local diversions in place," the spokesperson said. 

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