ELDERLY ATHLONE WOMAN DIES IN LOUGHREA CRASH
Galway Bay Fm Newsroom
A 72-YEAR-OLD woman died following a multi-vehicle crash in the Loughrea area last evening.
The woman who died was the driver of one of three vehicles involved in the crash at Dartfield, Loughrea at 4.50 last evening.
Gardai, firefighters, ambulances and other emergency services rushed to the scene but the woman was pronounced dead and her body was taken to the morgue at University Hospital Galway were a post mortem examination is currently taking place (Sat morning July 20th).
The woman who died is from the Athlone area but her name is not being released until all her next of kin have been informed.
One other person was hospitalised with minor injuries following the crash.
A section of the road at Dartfield, Loughrea was closed from some hours last evening while a forensic examination of the scene of the fatal crash was carried out.