Three people were killed in two serious crashes in North Cork and Waterford this weekend.
Two women were killed in a collision in Mallow and another woman died in a crash in Dungarvan.
Both women in the crash in Mallow were killed when two cars collided at Navigation Road on the N72 at around ten to 4 yesterday afternoon.
The woman in her 60s was driving the first car and the woman in her 40s was the driver of the second car.
Two children, a girl and a boy who were passengers in the second car have been injured and are being treated at Cork University Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
The bodies of both women have been brought to the mortuary at Cork University hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Separately, a woman in her 60s died after a serious three car crash at Moonameen in Dungarvan.
Three other people were injured in the crash on the N25 yesterday afternoon.
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