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06 Sept 2025

Woman and child killed in Co Mayo car crash

Woman and child killed in Co Mayo car crash

A woman and a child have died after the car they were travelling in and a lorry crashed in Co Mayo.

The incident took place at 5.45pm on the N26 at Lismoran, Foxford.

The driver of the car, a woman aged in her 40s, and a passenger of the car, described by gardai as “a female child”, were killed.

The driver of the lorry was taken to hospital with injuries that are understood to be non-life threatening.

The scene of the collision on the N26 (Foxford to Swinford Road) is currently closed and local diversions are in place.

A technical examination is being conducted by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.

Gardai are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.

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