Tragic news.
A woman in her 20s has died following a road traffic collision in Wexford this morning (Friday, 5 March).
Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a fatal road traffic collision that occurred shortly before 6am on the New Line Road (R733) in Wexford.
There were two cars involved in this collision.
The driver from one of these cars, a woman aged in her 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after Gardaí arrived.
The driver of the second car, a woman aged in her 60s, was taken to taken Wexford General Hospital to undergo treatment for non-life threatening injuries.
There were no other injuries reported.
The body of the deceased has since been removed to the local Mortuary at Wexford Hospital, where a post-mortem will take place at a later date.
Gardaí have said that the road remains closed at this time, as Forensic Collision Investigators are currently carrying out their examinations.
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward and for any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) who were travelling in the area between 5.30am and 6am to make this footage available to them.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact Wexford Garda Station on 053 9165200, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
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