Gardai name Cork river victims

The two young women who died last night when their car plunged into a river near Cork have been named by gardaíl;.

They were 69-year-old Christina Twomey and 42-year-old Kathleen Barrett, both of whom were from Ballincollig West.

The bodies were recovered from the River Glanmire soon after the accident.

The alarm was raised when the vehicle was seen to go into the water close to aroundabout after swerving to avoid another car.

Firefighters and a team of divers attended the scene.