A woman in her 60s was killed in a collision after apparently driving the wrong way down the the Dublin- Galway motorway yesterday afternoon.
It is understood the woman had driven her car eastbound down the westbound carriageway of the M6. She was the only occupant of the car. The driver and sole occupant of the second car, a woman in her 30s, was seriously injured and taken to hospital in Tullamore. Last night, her condition was described as stable.
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to contact Athlone Garda station on 090-649 8550 or the Garda confidential line, 1800-666111.