28/08/2007

Woman Dies In Galway Collision

A woman has died following a road traffic collision in County Galway at around 9.40am this morning.

The woman, in her 50s, was struck by a car at a junction in Claregalway and the N17 has been closed to traffic from Calregalway to Corinthians Rugby Club and traffic diversions are in place.

A Garda spokesperson has said that the diversions will continue for the next few hours while technical and forensic examinations of the scene are carried out.

(SB/SP)

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