Woman and son killed in Louth crash

A 35-year-old woman and her 10-year-old son were killed in a crash in Co Louth this afternoon, while a 11-year-old girl was critically injured.

The single-vehicle collision took place around 2.30pm at Cangy, Dunleer, on the old M1, south of Castlebellingham. It is believed the car struck a wall.

The woman was a front-seat passenger in the car.

The woman's husband, believed to be in his 30s was driving the car. This man as well as two other children, a 4-year-old daughter of the couple, and an unrelated 11-year-old girl, were taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda.

The 11-year-old female passenger is believed to be in a critical condition.

The road at the scene of the crash is closed pending an exanination of the area by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. Diversions are in place.