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AN ELDERLY PEDESTRIAN has died after she was struck by an SUV on a Galway motorway last night.
Gardaí have said that the woman in her 70s was struck by the 4×4 vehicle on the southbound side of the M18 near junction 17 at Cloughboy.
The collision took place at about 9pm last night and gardaí and emergency services attended the scene before the woman was pronounced dead a short time later.
The driver of the vehicle was not injured in the collision.
The woman’s body has been removed to the mortuary at University Hospital Galway for a post-mortem examination and the local coroner has been notified.
The crash site has been examined by garda investigators and has since reopened.
Any witnesses to the collision are being asked to contact gardaí.
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Poor lady. Poor driver. Tragic
Entirely unrelated to this tragic accident but on the topic of road safety I can’t believe that I saw a pedestrian crossing the M50 earlier this week, couldn’t believe my eyes. Between Red Cow and Lucan…walked out 2 lanes, waited and then crossed the third. Passed him then but he would have had to climb over the median and navigate the three lanes on the other side. This was about 5.20 last Tuesday. Presume he lived to tell the tale but hope it’s not something he’s doing regularly.
@john murphy: saw a man doing the same on the M7 at rush hour just past Citywest after the bend in the road, so little visibility for drivers in outer lane (generally those driving fastest) to see him. He was attempting to climb the verge in the middle of the road.
@Laura Crowe: As dangerous as it was technically that’s the N7 and is not a motorway so pedestrians and cyclists are regularly present. The speed limit is 100km but too high at times in my opinion.
@John O’Brien: And there are people killed there (N7) from time to time. Crazy.
Rest in peace. Thinking of her family neighbours and friends.
Dreadful tragedy, Rip poor lady and sincere condolences to her family. (There is an issue re local access routes on this motorway, simply not enough, have to drive for miles – too many- to literally cross it + v poor signage accessing it, v poorly thought out..needs to be addressed)
@Margate: that’s the whole point of a motorway. There is not meant to be a lot of local access to it.
@Brendan Cooney: Oh, grant me patience….with a comment like that..
Another needless death on our roads
Tragic loss of life that should have been avoided. When are the traffic core going to enforce the motorway laws. People in Ireland just ignore the motorway laws where pedestrians, cyclists & farm/ building machinery are regularly seen on our motorways. This madness is costing lives
@ciaran kehoe: tractors are regularly on the M18 in and around Ennis at rush hour , its going to cause an accident some time soon.
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