An elderly woman has died following a two-vehicle crash in Co Sligo on Sunday, July 10.
Gardai and emergency services rushed to the scene at around 3:00pm yesterday after being alerted to the incident.
The collision involved a car and a jeep travelling on the N15 at Creevykeel, Cliffoney.
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The occupants of both vehicles involved - three women and one man - were removed from the scene by ambulance and rushed to Sligo General Hospital.
One of the occupants of the car, a woman aged 70, was later pronounced dead in hospital.
The road remains closed this morning and local diversions are in place so that a technical examination of the scene can be conducted by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
Gardai are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.
They are particularly looking for any road users who were travelling in the area at the time with camera (including dash cam) footage, to make this available to gardai.
People can contact Sligo Garda Station at 071 9157000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
A statement released this morning read: “Gardai are appealing for witnesses following a traffic collision in County Sligo on Sunday the 10th of July, 2022.
“Shortly after 3pm, Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to a collision involving a car and a jeep on the N15 at Creevykeel, Cliffoney.
“The occupants of both vehicles, three women and one man, were removed from the scene by Ambulance to Sligo General Hospital.
“A woman aged 70 who was travelling in the car, was later pronounced dead in hospital.
“The road is currently closed and local diversions are in place. A technical examination of the scene will be conducted by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
“Gardai are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them. Any road users who were travelling in the area at the time with camera (including dash cam) footage, is asked to make this available to Gardaí.”
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