16/10/2007

Woman Dies After Cork Hit-And-Run

An 85-year-old woman who was seriously injured in a hit-and-run incident in Co Cork has died in hospital.

The woman was struck by a car on the N25 in Castlemartyr village, just after 7am on Tuesday. Gardaí said that the car, described as small and dark-coloured, failed to stop. The driver is being sought.

(KMcA)


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