An older woman was killed in two car collision at Sutton, Co Dublin this evening.
The woman in her late 60s or early 70s was the driver of one of the cars which collided at Howth Road, Sutton shortly after 5.30pm.
She was taken to Beaumont hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The deceased woman had been alone in the car while the occupants of the second car were not injured.
The coast road is closed from Baldoyle to Kilbarrack pending an examination of the scene by Garda forensic collision investigators.