The deceased are believed to be a mother and her young daughter
The scene of the fatal traffic incident on the N26 at Callow between Foxford and Swinford, Co Mayo. Photograph: Conor McKeownTwo members of the same family died on Tuesday evening when the car in which they were travelling collided with a lorry in Co Mayo.Gardaí said the crash occurred at approximately 5.45pm on the N26 at Callow between Foxford and Swinford.
The N26 was closed pending the completion of a Garda forensic collision investigation of the crash scene which has been described by one local as “horrific”.The victims are understood to be from the local, central Co Mayo area.“The driver of the car, a female aged in her 40s, and a passenger of the car, a female child, were fatally injured in the collision. The bodies of the deceased remain at the scene,” the statement read.
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward. Any road users who may have camera footage, including dashcam, and were travelling on the N26 between Swinford and Foxford between 5pm and 6pm on Tuesday have been asked to make the footage available to gardaí.
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