The incident occurred at approximately 8.15pm on Tuesday, May 23 at Gooseberryhill, Newmarket.

The incident occurred at approximately 8:15pm yesterday evening at Gooseberryhill, Newmarket, County Cork.

It comes following the deaths of two people in less than three weeks after fatal incidents involving HGVs and pedestrians in Charleville.

“He was well known and loved in the area. It really is just so sad." 

The road at Main Street, Charleville, is currently closed and the services of Forensic Collision Investigators have been requested

The West Cork native told The Echo he has “big shoes to fill”, having taken over from Con Cadogan who retired from the position of Chief Super last October, after 40 years of service.

The collision occurred at approximately 3:25pm and involved a car colliding with a number of stationary vehicles.

Within the first two hours, GoSafe detected 153 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.

The Ballingeary native ,who was living in Dublin, had returned home for the funeral of her uncle on Monday.

In the most recent collision, a man in his 30s died in a road traffic collision just outside of Millstreet on Tuesday evening.

The crash, which occurred between a car and a truck, happened at around 5pm on the Drishane Road outside Millstreet.

The incident happened at about 1.10am on Tuesday morning.

“It is important for us to help people who are vulnerable because that is exactly what Martin was doing before he was taken from us." 

The number of people killed on Ireland’s roads in the first seven months of the year has fallen compared with last year, new figures show. There were 75 fatalities between January and July, compared with 81 in the same period in 2020 – a drop of 7%.

THE family of the bus driver who died in a road crash in Monkstown have paid their respects to the priest who died in the same incident. Mark Wills was laid to rest this afternoon after a funeral Mass in Ballincollig this morning.

Funerals are taking place today for the two men who died in a bus crash in Monkstown on Tuesday.

A harbour community in Cork is in mourning after popular local priest Fr Con Cronin was killed after being hit by a bus in Monkstown today. Gardaí said the incident occurred after a number of parked cars were hit by the vehicle.

THE cyclist killed in a road accident in Kildorrery will be laid to rest tomorrow. Michael Burke of Ballinamona Cross, Shanballymore, died on Saturday evening, just a week ahead of his 47th birthday. The accident happened at Meadstown, Kildorrery at 6.

A cyclist who died following a road crash in Kildorrery, Co Cork, on Saturday evening has been named locally. Michael Burke of Shanballymore, Co Cork, was due to celebrate his 47th birthday next Saturday.

THE woman killed in a road accident in north Cork this morning was well known in her local town. She was killed when she was stuck by a car on Greenane Street Lower in the town at around 8. 15am.

A WOMAN in her 60s has been killed in an accident in north Cork after being hit by a car. The incident happened on Greenane Street Lower in Kanturk at around 8. 15am. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

GARDAÍ at Midleton are appealing for witnesses following a fatal traffic collision on Friday. Shortly after 2pm Gardaí and Emergency Services were alerted to an incident involving a single vehicle on a local road at Ballyedekin near Midleton.

GARDAÍ are currently at the scene of a fatal single vehicle road traffic collision that occurred at approximately 3:25pm today on the N72 at Lombardstown, Mallow, County Cork.

THE Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána are appealing to motorcycle riders to slow down, ‘ease off the throttle’, and keep within speed limits.

An Garda Síochána is conducting national ‘Slow Down’ operation today.

Deaths on Irish roads rose by eight to 148 last year despite the decrease in traffic due to recurring lockdowns, a webinar has heard.

“SHE had everything going for her — high dreams, high hopes, everything, all taken away from her,” Jennifer Haynes, mother of Kimberly O’Connor, said as the teenage driver who caused her daughter’s death was sentenced to four years in detention.

The teenaged driver who admitted dangerous driving causing the death of 16-year-old Kimberly O’Connor in Cork one year ago was sentenced to four years in detention today.

GARDAÍ and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) are warning Cork motorists to take care this month after the county experienced several fatal accidents in February of 2020.

CORK County Council members has approved a new policy on roadside memorials for crash victims.

GARDAÍ are currently at the scene of a fatal single-vehicle road traffic collision that occurred on the R612 at Aghamarta in Crosshaven Co. Cork at approximately 4. 20pm this afternoon.

FIVE pedestrians have been killed in Cork city so far this year.

Gardaí in Cork are appealing for anyone who was in the area where a woman died in a collision yesterday, and has any information or footage, to contact them.

Gardaí in Cork are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in the city earlier today.

AN 80-year-old woman, who failed to keep a proper lookout while making a U-turn in Killeagh, caused the death of a 72-year-old motorcyclist. Yesterday, she was given a one-year suspended jail sentence.

The Cork schoolboy who died after he was hit by a truck in the city on Tuesday afternoon has been described as “a kind and lovely boy”. Jimmy Horgan, 13, from Blackrock was a first-year student in Presentation Brothers College.

A 13-year-old pedestrian has died after he was hit by a truck in Cork city centre this afternoon. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the collision, which occurred on Sheare's Street at around 3. 30pm.

A TEENAGER has died in a road traffic collision involving a truck and a pedestrian in Cork city this afternoon. The boy was a pedestrian. He was hit by a truck on Sheare's Street at around 3. 30pm and was rushed to the Mercy University Hospital.

19 people have lost their lives on the roads in Cork so far in 2020, and Gardaí are reminding the public to stay safe to save lives.

THE mother of car crash victim Kimberly O'Connor is marking "her first birthday away from home" with an appeal to prevent further road tragedies.

THE elderly man killed in an accident on Charleville's main street had moved to the town in recent years. The man was in his 80s and was hit by a truck as he crossed the street at a busy junction.

THE husband of the woman killed in an accident in west Cork yesterday is critically ill in hospital this morning.He was the driver of their car which was in collision with a lorry at Baxter's Bridge, between Bandon and Enniskeane, at around 12.45pm ...

THE Parting Glass was sung in Glengarriff cemetery today as the burial took place of car crash victim Tadhg Murphy. The 19-year-old was the driver of the car in the fatal single-vehicle accident near Glengarriff on Monday morning.

LOCAL clubs and schools will line Glengarriff this morning for the funeral of car crash victim Tadhg Murphy. The 19-year-old was the driver of the car in the fatal single-vehicle accident near Glengarriff on Monday morning.

The teenager killed in a single-vehicle crash which also killed one of the car's passengers has been described as a loveable rogue by the chaplain of his former school.

CALLS have been made for immediate traffic calming measures at a junction in East Cork following a recent fatal collision.

A 94-year-old woman has died from injuries suffered in a road traffic collision last Friday afternoon.

“Absolute shock and horror” were the two emotions felt by the community in the wider Glengarriff area following a terrible tragedy in the early hours of this morning.

A man in his 40s and a teenager have died after their car went off the road and into a river in West Cork. The incident occurred on the Kenmare Road near Glengarriff at 5. 30am today.

Harbour View Road residents on Cork city's northside held a protest again today to highlight the need for speed safety measures in the area.