Woman (70s) killed in crash in Co Kilkenny

By Cate McCurry, PA

A woman aged in her 70s has died in a road crash in Co Kilkenny.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the fatal road traffic collision in Slieverue on Friday evening.

The two-vehicle crash happened on the N25 at Luffany shortly before 6pm.

The driver of one of the cars was killed and pronounced dead at the scene.

Her body was removed to the mortuary at University Hospital Waterford, where a postmortem examination is due to take place.

The driver of the other car, a man aged in his 30s, and a passenger, a woman aged in her 20s, were taken to University Hospital Waterford for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The N25 road remains closed on Saturday morning between the Luffany roundabout and the Glenmore roundabout to facilitate an examination by forensic collision investigators. Local diversions are in place.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to the collision to come forward.

Gardaí are also appealing for any road users who may have camera footage, including dash-cam, who were travelling on the N25 between Luffany roundabout, Slieverue and Glenmore between the hours of 5.30pm and 6.15pm to make this footage available to gardai.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Waterford Garda Station on 051 305 300, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.