Six-year-old dies following serious injuries sustained in road traffic collision

The six-year-old passed away in a Dublin hospital on Saturday
Six-year-old dies following serious injuries sustained in road traffic collision

Gardaí  are renewing their appeal for witnesses.

A six-year-old girl who sustained serious injuries in a road traffic collision in County Westmeath on February 8th has passed away.

Gardaí at Mullingar continue to investigate the serious single-vehicle road traffic collision that occurred shortly before 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 8th on the M6 eastbound between Junction 4 (Tyrellspass) and Junction 3 (Rochfortbridge) in County Westmeath.

The six-year-old girl, who was a passenger in the car and suffered serious injuries, was pronounced deceased at Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street on Saturday, February 17th.

The coroner has been notified, and arrangements are being made for a post-mortem examination.

Two other occupants in the car at the time, a man in his 40s and a boy aged 9 years, escaped serious injuries.

Gardaí in Mullingar are renewing their appeal for witnesses. Those with camera footage (including dash-cam) from the M6 between Junction 3 and Junction 4 at the time of the collision are urged to provide this footage to investigating Gardaí.

Anyone with information is requested to contact Mullingar Garda Station on 044 938 4000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.

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