Bad weather a factor in fatal crash as Irish road-death toll rises to 47

Bad weather and the possibility of oil on the road may have played their part in a crash which claimed the life of a 64-year-old drapery assistant.

The death of Sheila McDonald in West Cork yesterday morning brought to 47 the number of people killed on Irish roads this year — 17 more than the comparable period for 2012.

The accident happened on the main N71 Clonakilty-Rosscarbery road at Bohanagh, not far from Owenahincha Cross, shortly before 10.30am.