A woman in her 40s has died and two children are in hospital after a car plunged into a river in Ireland.
The incident happened at about 8.45pm on Friday, when the vehicle the three were travelling in entered the River Lee at Kennedy Quay in Cork city.
Gardaí confirmed the body of a woman in her 40s was found after a search involving a dive team from the Irish naval service.
A coastguard helicopter, Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery and four units from Cork city fire service also attended the scene.
The two children escaped and have been taken to Cork University hospital, where they are receiving treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.
A Garda spokesperson said the force was investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
“Two children were recovered from the water and were taken to Cork University hospital to receive treatment for non-life-threatening injuries,” they said. “Following the arrival of a dive team with the Irish naval service, the body of a woman was later removed from the water.
“The woman’s body was removed to Cork University hospital where a postmortem will take place; the results of which will determine the course of the investigation.
“No further information is available at this time.”
