- A woman in her 40s has died and two children are receiving treatment after a car plunged into a river in Cork.
- The incident occurred at Kennedy Quay in the city on Friday night.
- Two children were rescued from the water and are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
A woman in her 40s has died and two children are receiving treatment after the car they were traveling in plunged into a river in Cork.
The woman was Gillian Daly from the Douglas area, RTÉ News understands.
The incident occurred at Kennedy Quay in the city at around 20:45 local time on Friday.
Two children were rescued from the water and taken to Cork University Hospital to receive treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.
Bystanders pulled the children from the water after they freed themselves from the car, RTÉ News said.
Firefighters, ambulance crews, and a coastguard helicopter responded to the incident.
The woman’s body was recovered from the River Lee by specialist naval divers after the car was lifted by a crane at around 00:30 on Saturday.
Gardaí (Irish police) said a post-mortem examination would be carried out to determine the course of its investigation.
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