Gardai name dead woman

Gardaí have named the woman who died following an incident involving a double decker bus in Dublin yesterday.

Gardaí have named the woman who died following an incident involving a double decker bus in Dublin yesterday.

Ellen Murphy (80) of Moatview Gardens, Coolock, died after being injured when she was struck by a bus at Barry Court Road, Coolock, shortly after 10am.

Gardaí and Dublin Bus have opened separate investigations into the incident.

The woman was the sixth person to die on the State's roads this year.

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