Gardaí are stepping up their probe into a hit-and-run car accident in Galway after the victim, a woman in her 80s, died last night as a result of her injuries.
Gardaí have renewed their appeal for witnesses following the incident that occurred on the Old Limerick Road in Oranmore, Co. Galway, yesterday evening, Friday, January 6.
At approximately 5:05pm, a female pedestrian, aged in her 80s, was struck by a car. The driver of the car failed to remain at the scene.
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