GSOC probe Dublin crash after Garda chase

The Garda Ombudsman is investigating a fatal crash in Dublin overnight.

A woman in her 20s was killed when the car she was a passenger in hit a lamp post in Fairview just before 2am this morning as it was being pursued by Gardaí.

The car had come to officers attention during a checkpoint in the area.

The woman was taken to the Mater hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.

A post mortem will be carried out later today.

The 26-year-old male driver of the car was taken to Beaumont hospital where he is in a critical condition while a second passenger, a man in his 20s, is in a stable condition in St James Hospital.