Overview
- The collision involving three cars occurred around 11.10pm on Friday on the N24 near Grange West, Boher.
- A woman in her 30s was pronounced dead at the scene, and a man in his 40s was treated at University Hospital Limerick for injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
- Gardaí say the third driver fled the scene, abandoning their vehicle, and has not been publicly identified.
- The N24 between the R505 and L1132 remains shut for a technical examination, with local diversions in place.
- Police appealed for witnesses and dash-cam footage from 10:45pm to 11:30pm on Friday, and local reports name the victim as nurse Áine O’Reilly from Pallasgreen.