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Woman (70s) dies after being struck by a lorry in Co Mayo
The incident happened shortly before 12pm.
A WOMAN IN her 70s has died after being struck by a lorry in Co Mayo.
Gardaí and emergency services responded to the incident, which happened in a supermarket car park in Westport shortly before 12pm this afternoon.
The woman, who was a pedestrian, was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
The scene was preserved and has since been examined by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
The local coroner has been notified and a post-mortem examination is set to be arranged.
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to the incident to come forward.
They are also appealing to anyone with camera footage, including motorists with dash-cam recordings, who were in the vicinity at the time to provide the footage to investigating gardaí.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Westport Garda Station at 098 50230, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
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