A tragic incident occurred when a lorry struck and killed a woman in her 60s while she was walking at a street junction. The female pedestrian, whose identity has not been disclosed yet, lost her life in the collision with the lorry around 12:30 pm on Tuesday at the intersection of Church Road and Bridge Street in Swords, near Dublin. Authorities closed the road and established local diversions while urging witnesses of the accident to come forward. In particular, they are seeking information from the driver of a small silver hatchback car that was not involved in the collision but was following the lorry before turning onto Rathbeale Road.

Road users with camera footage from the area between 12:10 pm and 12:40 pm on Church Road and Bridge Street are requested to provide it to the Gardaí for investigation. The woman’s body has been taken to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown for a post-mortem examination, and the scene is being examined by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with relevant information is encouraged to contact Swords Garda Station or the Garda Confidential Line.

In a separate incident, a private jet crash at Bangor International Airport resulted in the deaths of seven individuals, with one crew member sustaining serious injuries as a snowstorm hit the US. The US Federal Aviation Administration reported that the Bombardier Challenger 600, carrying eight people, crashed during take-off amid a severe winter storm that swept across the nation. The airport, located 200 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts, was closed following the crash. Authorities are investigating the incident, with the National Transportation Safety Board involved in the inquiry.