It is understood the two women were out walking on the tracks and they made efforts to jump clear
They were struck in Ballysadare, Co Sligo, on Wednesday by the 3.05pm service from Sligo to Connolly Station in Dublin.Read next: CCTV and toxicology issues raised at Noah Donohoe pre-inquest
Rail service in the North West of Ireland has been disrupted. The train involved cannot be moved until permission has been granted by gardai.The Republic's coroner and specialist crash investigators have been alerted to the collision. “One female pedestrian aged in her 40s, was fatally injured and her body remains at the scene. A second female, aged in her 20s, has been removed from the scene to Sligo University Hospital with serious injuries."No further information at this time.”
It is also understood the two women were out walking on the tracks and they made efforts to jump clear of the train but were tragically hit.
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