Six people taken to hospital after collision in North Cork

Six people were taken to hospital after a serious two-car collision in Mallow, County Cork, on Sunday night, the Irish Examiner, Echo Live, and Cork Beo reported. Emergency services and Gardaí were called to the scene on the N73 at Ballysheehan at approximately 10.05pm. [1][2][3]

One driver, a man in his 30s, was taken to Cork University Hospital to be treated for serious injuries, according to the Irish Examiner. A second driver, a man in his 40s, and four passengers were also hospitalised with injuries that were believed to be non-life-threatening at the time. [1]

The Irish Examiner reported that the road remained closed following the crash. Gardaí advised drivers, particularly heavy goods vehicles travelling from Mitchelstown along the N73, to divert at Skennakilla Cross. [1]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, emergency services in Ireland have responded to several serious road traffic incidents in recent weeks. A man in his 60s was hospitalised after being found unresponsive near Schull in County Cork on October 19, and five people were taken to hospital following a two-car crash in County Louth on October 26. [4][5]