Woman Dies In Fatal North Clare Road Crash; Driver Arrested On Suspicion Of Drink Driving

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A woman has died following a road traffic collision in Co Clare this evening while a man has been arrested.

Emergency services responded to the single-vehicle crash near Ennistymon in the north of the county at around 7.00pm.

A woman was fatally injured in the collision which occurred about a kilometre from Ennistymon on the main N67 Ennistymon to Lahinch road near the Hospital Cross. The woman was a passenger in the car which is believed to have struck a tree and overturned.

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Gardaí responded to the scene along with crews from Clare County Fire and Rescue Service’s Ennistymon and Ennis stations.

Local crews from Ennistymon station were dealing with another road collision at the time but promptly dispatched available personnel from that scene to the second incident.

Fire service first responders from Ennistymon station, an off-duty paramedic and Gardaí assisted with administering emergency first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) until an ambulance arrived. However, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

The male driver was arrested on suspicion of drunk-driving and taken to Ennis Garda station.

The victim’s body has been removed to University Hospital Limerick where a post-mortem examination will be carried out. The coroner for Clare has also been notified of the tragedy.

The main N67 road is currently blocked and is expected to remain closed overnight. Motorists are being urged to avoid the area and take an alternative route.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the collision or anyone who was in the area at the time to contact them if they saw anything. Gardaí are also seeking dashcam footage from the area around the time of the crash which might help their investigation.

Gardaí at Ennistymon can be contacted on 065 7072180.