Gardai investigate fatal crash in Co Mayo

Gardai were today investigating after a 75-year-old woman died after being hit by a car on Christmas Eve.

Gardai were today investigating after a 75-year-old woman died after being hit by a car on Christmas Eve.

The woman was struck by the car as she was walking on the Bunree Road in Ballina, Co Mayo, at 9.15am. A garda spokesman said she was taken to Castlebar General Hospital where she later died.

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