Woman injured in Co Clare road crash dies in hospital

A woman in her 60s has died in hospital after being seriously injured in a crash in Co Clare on Friday, Gardai said.

A second woman, in her 70s, was also injured in the incident which happened just before 10.50pm on the R458 at Rathfolan in Newmarket on Fergus.

An Garda Siochana said they were called to a single-vehicle road traffic collision and the woman in her 60s, who was the driver, was taken to University Hospital Limerick with serious injuries.

She died on Tuesday evening.

The coroner has been notified and a post-mortem examination will be carried out.

Gardai say investigations are ongoing and have appealed for any witnesses to come forward.