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Case No. 6848Road traffic collision (under investigation) · Co. Cork · 3 Jan 2024

Two injured in two-car collision on Baker's Road, Cork city

On 3 January 2024, at around 2pm, two cars collided on Baker's Road in Gurranabraher, Cork city. A man in his 50s and a woman in her 60s were taken to Cork University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. CorkBeo understood the incident was a hit and run, and a man in his 20s was arrested and taken to a Garda station. He has since been released while investigations continue, and no charge or court appearance has been reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested4 Jan
    2 reports
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The collision involved two cars.
  • CorkBeo understood the incident was a hit and run.
Where
The collision took place on Baker's Road in Gurranabraher, Cork city.
When
  • The collision happened at around 2pm on Wednesday, 3 January 2024.
  • One Garda spokesperson statement gives the year as 2023, while the date otherwise given is 3 January 2024.
Other details
  • Gardaí and Cork City Fire Brigade attended the scene.
  • A man in his 50s and a woman in her 60s were taken to Cork University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Investigation
  • One of the drivers was arrested shortly after the crash and taken to a nearby Garda station.
  • The arrested man was in his 20s.
  • The man in his 20s has since been released while investigations continue.
  • Investigations are ongoing.
Charges
No charge has been reported.
In court
No court appearance has been reported.
12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatCorkBeo understands the incident was a hit and run. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe collision involved two cars. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe collision took place in Gurranabraher in Cork city. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe collision took place on Baker's Road in Cork city. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened at around 2pm on the afternoon of 3 January 2024. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe collision happened on Wednesday afternoon, 3 January 2024. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationOne of the drivers was arrested shortly after the crash and taken to a nearby Garda station. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationA man in his 20s was arrested and taken to a Garda station in Cork City. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe man in his 20s has since been released while investigations continue. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherGardaí and emergency services attended the scene, including fire fighters from Cork City Fire Brigade. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherA man in his 50s and a woman in her 60s were taken to Cork University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 4 Jan2024
    Arrestedcorkbeo.ie, first report
    Gardaí question man as two rushed to hospital after northside road incident

    First report of the collision: two cars were involved, a man in his 50s and a woman in her 60s were injured, and a man in his 20s was arrested and later released.

    victim, 50s, malevictim, 60s, femalesuspect, 20s, male
  2. 4 Jan2024
    Arrestedcorkbeo.ie, follow-up
    Man arrested after crash on Northside of Cork city

    First report of the incident. Says a man was arrested shortly after the crash and taken to a nearby Garda station. The other driver is not described.

    suspect, male