Woman (80s) killed in road crash in Nenagh, Tipperary

The single-vehicle incident happened in Toomevara between midnight and 2.20am

A Garda road closure close to the scene near Aclint Bridge in Ardee, Co Louth, after three women were killed and two men seriously injured in a road accident involving three cars. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday July 21, 2017. Gardai said one woman, aged 39, was driving one of the cars, and the two other women, aged 69 and 37, were passengers. See PA story ACCIDENT Deaths Ireland. Photo credit should read: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
The road remains closed at the scene, which is preserved pending a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators

A woman in her 80s has been killed in a road crash in Nenagh, Co Tipperary.

The single-vehicle crash happened in Toomevara between midnight and 2.20am on Sunday, gardaí said.

The woman was the sole occupant of the car and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The coroner has been notified and the remains have been removed to the mortuary at University Hospital Limerick, where a postmortem examination will take place.

The road remains closed, which is preserved pending a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. Traffic diversions are in place.

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision to contact them.

Any road users who may have camera footage (including dashcam) and were travelling in the area at 12am-2.30am are asked to make this footage available to gardaí.

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