Woman in her 80s dies after being hit by truck

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Galway daily news Woman (80s) dies after being hit by truck

A woman in her 80s has died after being hit by a truck in Co. Roscommon on Thursday afternoon.

GardaĆ­ are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic incident at Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon yesterday.

The incident, involving a pedestrian and a truck occurred at the junction of the N5 and R361 at approximately 4:45pm.

The pedestrian, a woman in her 80s, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision.

Her body has since been removed to the mortuary at University Hospital Galway where a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.

A technical examination has since been conducted by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators and the road has reopened to traffic.

GardaĆ­ are appealing for witnesses to this incident to come forward and contact them.

Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the area between 4:30pm and 5:00pm are asked to make this footage available to investigating GardaĆ­.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Castlerea Garda Station on 094 962 1630, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.