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The scene at St Johnston this Friday afternoon following the fatal incident
A woman in her 80s has been killed following a road accident in a rural village in County Donegal.
Shortly after 2pm this Friday, Gardaí and emergency services were alerted after the woman was struck by a lorry on Church Street in St Johnston. She was pronounced deceased at the scene a short time later.
The local Coroner has been notified and her body will be taken to the mortuary at Letterkenny Hospital, where a post-mortem examination will be conducted. The lorry driver was uninjured.
Gardaí are currently at the scene and the road is currently closed to facilitate an examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators, and local diversions are in place. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has also been notified.
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Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the collision to come forward.
"Any road users who have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were in the vicinity of St Johnston at the time of the collision are asked to make this footage available to the investigating gardaí," they said.
"Anyone with information is asked to contact Letterkenny garda station on 074 916 7100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station. Ref: PR22686/2024."
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