A woman was also injured in the incident.
Gardaí are investigating the incident, which took place at about 8.40pm at McCurtain Street in Fermoy, Co Cork.
A man in his 20s who was a passenger in one of the cars was taken to Cork University Hospital and is in a critical condition.The driver of the other car was taken to Cork University Hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. The road at McCurtain Street remains closed with local diversions in place. Forensic collision investigators are due to examine the scene.Any road users who may have camera footage and were travelling in the McCurtain Street area between 8.30pm and 9pm are asked to make this footage available to gardaí.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Fermoy Garda station on 025 82100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any garda station. Making a difference A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can make sure we can keep reliable, meaningful news open to everyone regardless of their ability to pay.
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