Elderly woman involved in traffic collision in Buncrana passes away

A woman in her 80s who was injured in a collision in Buncrana the week before last has passed away.

Gardaí at Buncrana continue to investigate a road traffic collision involving a car and two pedestrians that occurred at a section of St Oran’s Road, between Lower Main Street and the St Mary’s Road junction, on Tuesday, January 14.

One of the pedestrians, the woman who was seriously injured in the collision, passed away at Letterkenny University Hospital earlier today, Sunday. The Coroner has been notified and a post-mortem examination will be arranged.

Gardaí and emergency services responded to a report of an incident involving a car and two pedestrians, that occurred at the junction of Lower Main Street and St Orans Road, at approximately 2:20pm.

Gardaí appeal for witnesses to come forward. Road users who were travelling on Main Street, Buncrana, between 2 pm and 3pm on Tuesday, 14th January 2025, are urged to contact Gardaí if they have any information or dash-cam footage.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Buncrana Garda Station on 074 932 0540, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.