Female car passenger fatally injured in Mayo road tragedy

A woman has lost her life in a road traffic collision involving two vehicles which occurred on the N5 near Swinford earlier today.

Gardaí are currently at the scene.

A female passenger of one of the cars was fatally injured in the accident. She was aged in her 70s.

The male driver of the same car was seriously injured and was transferred by ambulance to Mayo University Hospital.

The male driver of the second vehicle was also seriously injured during the collision and was taken to University Hospital Galway.

The N5 is currently closed between Swinford and Charlestown as Garda Forensic Collision Investigators conduct a technical examination of the scene.

Local diversions are in place.

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.

Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling on the N5 between Swinford and Charlestown this afternoon between 4 and 4.45 p.m, is asked to make this footage available to gardaí.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Swinford Garda Station on 094 925 2990, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station