Gardaí investigate Leitrim road fatality

Gardaí  are investigating a fatal road traffic collision, that occurred at Drumshambo yesterday.

The collision between a car and a pedestrian occurred at Acres, Drumshambo, Co Leitrim at approximately 7.15pm on Thursday, December 22.

The car collided with the female pedestrian (74 years) on the Carrick on Shannon road out of Drumshambo (R207) she was fatally injured and pronounced dead at the scene and her body has been removed to the morgue at Sligo General Hospital. The female driver(50 years) was uninjured. There were no passenger in the cars.

The road was closed to facilitate a Forensic Collision examination but has since reopened.

Witnesses to the collision are asked to contact Carrick on Shannon Garda station on 071 9650510, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.