17/01/2014

Woman And Child Hit By Car While Walking On Dublin Street

A woman has been killed after being hit by a car as she pushed a pram along a Dublin street.

Gardaí have reported that the woman in her 30s was killed and a child injured when they were hit by a car on the main Dublin Road into Balbriggan.

The child is being treated at Temple Street Children's Hospital.

The driver of the car was taken to Beaumont Hospital.

A forensic examination of the scene is underway and the road is closed with diversions in place.

(MH/CD)

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