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09/05/2011
Weekend Road Collisions Claim Two
Gardaí in Shannon are investigating a single vehicle road traffic collision that occurred around 5am on Saturday morning.
The 36-year-old female driver and sole occupant of a car was pronounced dead at scene when her car left the road and collided with a tree on the northbound carriageway of the N18 at Hurler's Cross, between exits 6 and 7.
The road was closed at the time to facilitate a forensic examination but has since re-opened.
The body of the deceased was removed to Limerick Regional Hospital.
In a separate incident Gardaí are continuing investigations into a collision that took place around 1am on Saturday in Spiddal, county Galway.
A male pedestrian in his 30's was struck by a car on the R336 at Salahoona. His death was pronounced at scene and the deceased was removed to University College Hospital Galway.
The road remains closed at present to facilitate a forensic examination and diversions are in place.
(BMcN)
The 36-year-old female driver and sole occupant of a car was pronounced dead at scene when her car left the road and collided with a tree on the northbound carriageway of the N18 at Hurler's Cross, between exits 6 and 7.
The road was closed at the time to facilitate a forensic examination but has since re-opened.
The body of the deceased was removed to Limerick Regional Hospital.
In a separate incident Gardaí are continuing investigations into a collision that took place around 1am on Saturday in Spiddal, county Galway.
A male pedestrian in his 30's was struck by a car on the R336 at Salahoona. His death was pronounced at scene and the deceased was removed to University College Hospital Galway.
The road remains closed at present to facilitate a forensic examination and diversions are in place.
(BMcN)
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