Pedestrian hit by car becomes seventh death on Ireland’s roads this yearBy David Young, PAA female pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in Co Donegal, becoming the seventh fatality on the Republic’s roads in the first five days of the new year. Elsewhere on Friday, a woman in her 80s died in a crash in Co Meath involving a car and minibus. The crash happened on the R156 at Scarriff Bridge in the village of Batterstown at about 12pm. The woman, who was the driver of the car, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other car, a woman in her 20s, received non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Mayo University Hospital.

Source: Irish Independent January 06, 2024 08:50 UTC