A woman, aged 70, has died in a two-car crash in County Kilkenny

A woman, aged 70, has died in  a two-car crash in  County Kilkenny


A woman, aged 70, has died following a two-car  crash in  Slieverue, Co Kilkenny on Friday  evening. The crash happened on the N25 at Luffany,  north-east of Waterford city, at around 5.50pm. The woman, the driver of one of the cars, was fatally injured and  was pronounced dead at the scene. Her body was  taken to  Waterford University Hospital  morgue, where a  death was recorded.
The driver of the other car, a man in his  thirties, and a passenger  in that car, a woman in her  twenties, were treated for non-life-threatening injuries at  Waterford University  Hospital. The N25 remains closed this morning between the Luffany roundabout and the Glenmore roundabout while a technical  inspection is carried out. Local diversions are in  place.
Police are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come  forward.
Police are also appealing  to any road users who may have  dashcam footage (including  cameras) travelling on the N25 between  the Luffany  roundabout, Slieverue and Glenmore between  5.30pm and  6.15pm yesterday to  release this footage to  police.