02/09/2014

Woman Killed In Multi-Vehicle Collision

An elderly woman has died following a multi-vehicle collision in Co Roscommon.

Four other people were hurt in the accident.

The crash happened at Cloonfree, near Strokestown at around 1.30pm on Monday (1 September). Four cars and a truck were involved in the collision and it is understood the woman, who is said to be in her 70s, was a driver of one of the cars.

She was taken to University College Hospital Galway following the incident, but was later pronounced dead. A male passenger, also aged in his 70s, was taken to the same hospital with minor injuries, gardaí have said.

The truck driver, plus a man and a woman in another car were treated for minor injuries. Six people travelling in the two other cars were not injured.

Witnesses to the accident have been asked to contact gardaí.

(JP/CD)

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