24/03/2014

One Dies And Another Seriously Injured In Road Crash

Gardaí have reported the death of a 49-year-old woman in a road crash between Athlone and Ballinasloe on Monday monring.

According to garda the woman died when the car she was in was struck by a taxi.

The taxi is understood to have also been seriously injured in the crash and is being treated at Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe.

An investigation into the crash is underway and the road has been closed pending a forensic examination.

(MH)

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