Woman (80s) dies from her injuries following collision in Donegal
Stephen Maguire
A woman badly injured in a two-car collision in Co Donegal at the weekend has passed away.
The woman, who was in her 80s, was one of three people injured in the crash at Inver in the south of the county on Sunday morning at 9am.
The crash came just hours after another serious accident on the Inishowen Peninsula which claimed the lives of two young cousins.
The latest person to die on Donegal's roads has been named locally as Elizabeth Cave from Donegal Town.
Her family announced the death of the popular lady on the social media page of the family business, Cavern Design.
It reads: “Our beloved mother, Elizabeth Cave, has passed away following injuries sustained in a tragic accident at Inver last Sunday.
“Cavern Design Printing is closed now until next Monday.”
The deceased woman is predeceased by her husband Stephen and brother John.
She is survived by her children Sarah (Bob), Vera (Mike), Rachel (Tony) and Richard (Louise), her sisters Marion Burgess and Eleanor Hort and brother James Coburn, nieces and nephews and her extended family.
Two other people in the crash, a man in his fifties and a woman in her forties, were taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment of their injuries which are believed to be non life-threatening.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Ballyshannon Garda Station on 071 9858530, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
The death of Mrs Cave brings to 11 the number of people who have been killed on Donegal's roads so far this year, one more than for all of last year.
The funeral takes place tomorrow of Kian Dawson, a 16 year old teenager who died in the crash at Quigley's Point on Saturday night last.
His cousin Eoghan Dawson, 20, passed away yesterday at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast as a result of his injuries.
The head of the Garda Traffic Corps in Donegal, Inspector Seamus McGonigle, has pleaded with motorists to be vigilant at all times.
