Woman, 30s, dies, two men and two children hospitalised following Limerick crash

The road remains closed and local diversions are in place. File Picture

One woman has died and four other people have been hospitalised following a serious road traffic crash in Limerick this afternoon. 

The two-vehicle collision took place on the N21 south of Rathkeale at around 4.15pm.

The driver of one of the cars, a woman in her 30s, was removed by Ambulance to University Hospital Limerick (UHL), where she has since been pronounced dead.

The three passengers in her car, a male in his 30s and two young children, were also removed to UHL. Their injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

The driver of the second car, a male in his 20s, also sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the collision. 

The road where the crash occurred is currently closed to allow for an examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. Local diversions have also been put in place.

Gardaí at Newcastlewest have issued an appeal for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.

Any road users with camera footage, including dash-cam, from the N21 south of Rathkeale at the time of the collision have asked to provide it to investigating gardaí.

Anyone with information has been asked to contact Newcastlewest Garda Station on 069 20650, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.