"The accident happened on the N5, near Scramogue, shortly after 5pm this evening. The woman who was travelling as a passenger in the SUV was pronounced deceased at the scene. Her body was removed to the morgue where a post-mortem examination will be arranged. The driver of the SUV, a woman in her 70s, was transferred by air ambulance to University Hospital Galway for treatment of serious injuries."
"No other injuries were reported. It is understood the vehicles were travelling in opposite directions. The road is closed and expected to remain so until tomorrow pending an examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. Local diversions are in place. Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them. Local Councillor Sean Moylan described the incident as a "horrendous tragedy"."
The collision occurred shortly after 5pm on the N5 near Scramogue. A woman travelling as a passenger in the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene; her body was removed to the morgue for a post-mortem. The SUV driver, a woman in her 70s, was airlifted to University Hospital Galway with serious injuries. No other injuries were reported. The vehicles were travelling in opposite directions. The road is closed and will remain so until an examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators, with local diversions in place. Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to contact them. Local councillor Sean Moylan offered condolences and described the incident as a horrendous tragedy.
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