Mother-of-four dies in early morning car crash

THE death of a mother-of-four in a single vehicle accident early yesterday brought to 161 the death toll, so far, on Irish roads this year.

Armagh-born Jane Smith, aged 37, who lived in County Louth, was married to a garda based in the county. Her death has stunned the local communities of Dromisken and Slane where Mrs Smith leaves a young family.

Local reports said the victim, who died at the scene close to her Dromisken home, was a part-time nurse and may have been coming off-duty.