Woman and daughter killed in County Mayo named
Abbigael Moore-Tournié and Aisling Moore died in the crash on Tuesday afternoon
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A woman and a child who were killed in a car crash in County Mayo have been named as 46-year-old Aisling Moore and her eight-year-old daughter Abbigael Moore-Tournié.
They both died after a car and a lorry collided on the N26 in Lismoran, Foxford at about 17:45 local time on Tuesday.
Ms Moore was the driver of the car, gardaí (Irish police) said.
The driver of the lorry was taken to hospital with injuries that are understood to be non-life threatening.
The scene has been examined and the N26 Foxford-to-Swinford road has been reopened to traffic.
Post-mortems for the deceased have been been arranged and investigations are ongoing, gardaí added.
The N26 Foxford-to-Swinford road has reopened after being closed
Other fatalities
In County Westmeath, two men have also died in two separate collisions.
A man in his 80s died in a two-car crash on the R394 at Gartlandstown, Castlepollard on Wednesday morning.
The man, a passenger in one of the cars, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the car, a woman in her 60s, was taken to hospital for treatment for serious injuries.
She remains in a critical condition.
The driver of the second car, a man in his 30s, and a passenger, a man in his 20s, were also taken to hospital for treatment of injuries believed to be non-life threatening.
The road is currently closed for a technical examination.
Local diversions are in place.
On Tuesday evening, gardaí were alerted to a car found in a ditch on the R395 at Teevrevagh in Castlepollard.
Upon examination of the vehicle, a 47-year-old man, Marcin Nowosielski, was found dead in the driver’s seat.
It is unclear exactly when the car left the road, but it is believed to have happened in the previous days.
Mr Nowosielski was last seen in the early hours of Sunday 30 June.
A post-mortem examination is due to take place.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the three collisions to come forward.