LAST UPDATE | 13 hrs ago
A WOMAN IN her 70s has been airlifted to hospital following a two-vehicle collision in Co Cavan this afternoon.
The collision occurred at Lisgrey, Virginia, Co Cavan at around 1.10pm.
The woman in her 70s, who was a passenger of one of the cars, was brought by air ambulance to the Mater Hospital in Dublin with life-threatening injuries.
She remains in hospital in a critical condition.
The occupant of the second car was hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to come forward.
Road users travelling on the N3 between The Lavey Inn and Virginia between 12.45pm and 1.15pm this afternoon and who may have camera footage, including dashcam recordings, are asked to make it available to gardaí.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Cavan Garda Station on 049 436 8800, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
The road will remain closed overnight and the scene has been preserved pending a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
The following diversions are in place following the collision:
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