A woman in her 50s died today when the car she was driving overturned in Co Offaly.
An eight-year-old girl, who was a passenger in the car, escaped from the vehicle uninjured. Garda at Clara Garda Station are investigating the accident which happened at 9.20am at Coolnahiley.
The woman - the 24th person killed so far this year on the road - lost control of the vehicle before it overturned in a ditch. Gardai said no other vehicles were involved in the incident.