Woman (30s) dies and four others injured following two-car crash in Co Tipperary
A stock image of a Garda road closed sign (Niall Carson/PA)
A woman in her 30s has died and four others have been injured following a fatal two-car collision in Tipperary.
Gardaí and emergency services attended the crash that occurred on the N24 at Kilsheelan, Tipperary, yesterday at 10pm.
A female passenger of one of the cars, aged in her 30s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The body of the deceased was removed from the scene to Waterford University Hospital, where a post mortem examination is due to take place at a later stage.
The male driver (40s) of the car was brought to Waterford University Hospital for treatment for injuries believed be non-life-threatening at this time.
The driver and a passenger of the second car, both males aged in their late teens, were brought to Waterford University Hospital for treatment for injuries believed be non-life-threatening at this time.
A female passenger of the second car in her late teens was brought to Tipperary University Hospital for treatment for injuries believed be non-life-threatening at this time.
No other injuries have been reported, gardaí have said.
The road remains closed at this time and local traffic diversions are in place with the scene currently preserved for examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.
“Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam), and were travelling in the area of the N24 at Kilsheelan, Co. Tipperary, on Friday 29th March 2024, between 9.30pm and 10.10pm are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.
“Anyone with any information is asked to contact Clonmel Garda Station on 052 617 7640, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station, a garda spokesperson said.
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