Woman airlifted to hospital with critical injuries following serious road crash
Gardai appeal for witnesses to collision which happened in County Cavan this Wednesday lunchtime
A woman has been airlifted to hospital after she sustained critical injuries in a road crash this Wednesday afternoon.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the incident which happened at Lisgrey, close to Virginia, County Cavan at around 1.10pm.
"A passenger of one car, a woman aged in her 70s, was brought by air ambulance to the Mater Hospital, Dublin, where she is in a critical condition. The occupant of the second car was hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries," said a garda spokesperson.
The scene of the crash has been preserved for a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators and the road will remain closed overnight.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to come forward.
Additionally, road users travelling on the N3, between The Lavey Inn and Virginia, between 12.45pm and 1.15pm and who may have camera footage, including dashcam recordings, are asked to make it available to gardaí.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Cavan garda station on 049 436 8800, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.