Mother and daughter in Co Mayo and man in Westmeath died on Tuesday evening in collisions
Some 97 people have been killed on Irish roads so far this year, according to the latest data, an increase of 12 when compared to the same period in 2023. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire
The collision occurred on the R394 at Gartlandstown, Castlepollard, Co Westmeath at approximately 5:30am.It is the fourth road fatality in 24 hours, coming after a mother in her 40s and her young daughter were killed after colliding with a lorry in Mayo on Tuesday evening.
The driver of the car, a woman in her 60s, has been taken to the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore for serious injuries. The road is currently closed for technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators and local diversions are in place.“Any road users who may have camera footage and were travelling on the R394 between Mullingar and Castlepollard, Co Westmeath, between 4.45am and 5.45am this morning, Wednesday 3rd July 2024, are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí,” a garda spokeswoman said.
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