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08/07/2019
Young Woman Killed In Co Laois Crash
A woman aged in her mid-20s has died in a road traffic collision in County Laois.
The two-vehicle crash took place on the Lea Road in Portarlington at around 8.20am on Sunday morning, 07 July.
Two adults and two children travelling in the second vehicle were taken to hospital with life threatening injuries.
Gardaí are seeking witnesses, particularly anyone who was in the area at the time and may have dash cam footage, to contact them.
(JG/CM)
The two-vehicle crash took place on the Lea Road in Portarlington at around 8.20am on Sunday morning, 07 July.
Two adults and two children travelling in the second vehicle were taken to hospital with life threatening injuries.
Gardaí are seeking witnesses, particularly anyone who was in the area at the time and may have dash cam footage, to contact them.
(JG/CM)
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