A woman and her eight-year-old daughter have died in a road crash in Co Mayo.
The woman, who was in her 40s, and her daughter were killed after their car collided with a lorry on the N26 at Callow between Foxford and Swinford, shortly before 6pm yesterday.
The driver of the lorry was taken to hospital with injuries, which are understood to be non-life threatening.
The N26 remains closed and diversions are in place.
Garda Superintendent Liam Geraghty said weather conditions were good, but said that the stretch of road where the collision occurred has “a number of bends and governed by double white lines”.
Gardaí have appealed for anyone who may have camera footage and were travelling on the N26 between Swinford and Foxford between 5pm and 6pm yesterday to contact Ballina Garda Station on 096 20560, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any garda station.
In a separate incident, aman in his 50s died following a single-car crash in Co Westmeath.
So far this year 96 people have died on Irish roads, up 11 on the same period last year.
