Woman loses life in Mayo road accident

An elderly woman has died following a road accident in east Mayo, An Garda Siochána has confirmed.

The victim - Katie Doherty, Railway View, Laghey, Co. Donegal - was a passenger in a car which was involved in a two-vehicle road collision on the N17 near Kilkelly last evening.

Mrs. Doherty was rushed by ambulance to Mayo University Hospital where she died later.

Four other people were also hospitalised for less serious injuries.

The accident occurred around 6 p.m.

Gardai are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.

The N17 has been closed to traffic in order to facilitate an investigation by forensic accident investigators.

The victim was in her early nineties.