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02/08/2010
Three Die On Mayo and Waterford Roads
Three women have been killed in two separate road crashes in Mayo and Waterford over the weekend.
In the latest incident, which took place shortly before noon on Saturday, a Polish woman and her teenage daughter were killed in a single-vehicle crash in Co Mayo.
The 39-year-old woman and her 15-year-old daughter were passengers in a car that went out of control and crashed on the Quay Road at Knockbrendan in Ballina.
The women were visiting relatives in Enniscrone, Co Sligo, and were only in Ireland for a short visit. They were due to return to their home in Krakow this week.
Three other people were in the car when it went out of control at a narrow bend in the coast road. It broke through a fence and overturned in a nearby field.
The mother and daughter were killed instantly.
The driver and two other passengers were injured and were taken to Mayo General Hospital.
Gardaí in Ballina have appealed to anyone who may have seen the accident or who were using the road between Ballina and Enniscrone around the time of the crash to contact them on 096-20560.
On Saturday afternoon a third woman was killed in a car crash in Waterford.
The crash happened on the main Waterford to Dungarvan Road at 1.30 pm.
The 64-year-old was walking along the road at The Pike, near Dungarvan, when she was struck by a car.
Emergency services attended the scene and the woman was taken to Waterford Regional Hospital, but she died there shortly afterwards.
She was a native of Tallow, Co Waterford.
A Garda spokesman asked anyone who may have witnessed the collision or who may have any information to contact Dungarvan Garda station on 058-48600 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800-666-111.
This morning AA Roadwatch asked drivers to exercise extreme care throughout the Bank Holiday weekend and that drivers be considerate of other road users and obey the Dublin City Centre 30kmph speed limit. A spokesman said: "It is a very quiet morning in Dublin city centre and commuter routes. Possible delays later around some of the shopping centres and industrial parks as Bank Holiday Sales continue."
Last year a total of three people lost their lives on Irish roads during the August bank holiday weekend.
(DW/GK)
In the latest incident, which took place shortly before noon on Saturday, a Polish woman and her teenage daughter were killed in a single-vehicle crash in Co Mayo.
The 39-year-old woman and her 15-year-old daughter were passengers in a car that went out of control and crashed on the Quay Road at Knockbrendan in Ballina.
The women were visiting relatives in Enniscrone, Co Sligo, and were only in Ireland for a short visit. They were due to return to their home in Krakow this week.
Three other people were in the car when it went out of control at a narrow bend in the coast road. It broke through a fence and overturned in a nearby field.
The mother and daughter were killed instantly.
The driver and two other passengers were injured and were taken to Mayo General Hospital.
Gardaí in Ballina have appealed to anyone who may have seen the accident or who were using the road between Ballina and Enniscrone around the time of the crash to contact them on 096-20560.
On Saturday afternoon a third woman was killed in a car crash in Waterford.
The crash happened on the main Waterford to Dungarvan Road at 1.30 pm.
The 64-year-old was walking along the road at The Pike, near Dungarvan, when she was struck by a car.
Emergency services attended the scene and the woman was taken to Waterford Regional Hospital, but she died there shortly afterwards.
She was a native of Tallow, Co Waterford.
A Garda spokesman asked anyone who may have witnessed the collision or who may have any information to contact Dungarvan Garda station on 058-48600 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800-666-111.
This morning AA Roadwatch asked drivers to exercise extreme care throughout the Bank Holiday weekend and that drivers be considerate of other road users and obey the Dublin City Centre 30kmph speed limit. A spokesman said: "It is a very quiet morning in Dublin city centre and commuter routes. Possible delays later around some of the shopping centres and industrial parks as Bank Holiday Sales continue."
Last year a total of three people lost their lives on Irish roads during the August bank holiday weekend.
(DW/GK)
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