Woman (80s) killed in Co Clare collision, motorcyclist dies after Wexford crash

Two women in their 50s are in University Hospital Limerick with serious injuries after Clare incident

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Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times
The incident took place in Moymore, Tulla in Co Clare on Monday afternoon. Photograph: Alan Betson

A woman in her 80s has died following a crash in Co Clare in which two other people were seriously injured.

The woman was a passenger in a car involved in a collision with another car on the R352 in Moymore, Tulla, in Co Clare at about 3.30pm on Monday.

She was brought to University Hospital Limerick where she was pronounced dead early on Tuesday morning.

The two drivers, both women in their 50s, were brought to University Hospital Limerick with serious injuries.

Separately, a man in his late teens has died in hospital following a crash at Ballinvunnia, Kilmuckridge, Co Wexford, on Tuesday.

The man’s motorbike was involved in a crash with a car shortly before 3.30pm. He was taken to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin where he was pronounced dead early on Wednesday morning.

No other injuries were reported at the time.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to either crash.

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