Two sisters killed in Galway crash

Two sisters in their 30s have died after the car in which they were travelling collided with a lorry in Co Galway yesterday.

The accident happened on the Tuam Road near Dunmore shortly before 5pm.

The lorry driver escaped injury, but was treated for shock.

The women’s car is believed to have collided head-on with the lorry, which was travelling in the opposite direction. The road was closed to traffic for several hours after the crash.