Date Published : March 20th, 2016 Published By : admin
A man in his 50's has died following a collision earlier today on the outskirts of Mallow, Co. Cork.The crash involving a truck and four cars occurred on the Cork to Limerick road at around midday.
Photo: (Irish Air Corps)
The Air Corps helicopter was alerted to the incident along with up to five ambulances from the HSE NAS and a number of units of the fire service in Cork. Other motorists were treated for lesser injuries. Gardai in Mallow have said they were dealing with a major incident.
An eye witness told the Irish Independent that a horse which was being transported in a horse box was thrown from the trailer. The horse died on the roadside.
Gardai are investigating the collision and he road will remain closed for a number of hours.
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