Gardaí continue to attempt to contact family of Mayo crash victims

Gardaí have been attempting to contact family members overnight of the woman and two young girls who died in a crash in Mayo on Tuesday afternoon.

It is believed close family members of the victims are overseas and gardaí were canvassing neighbours of the deceased to get contact details of the next of kin on Tuesday evening.

Gardaí were also aware that images of the crash scene were in circulation on Tuesday and asked people not to share them. 

A spokesperson asked: "out of respect for the family, that these images are not shared by the public". 

The woman who died is understood to have been aged in her 30s and the girls were under 10. They were not from the local area.

The crash happened along a section of the N17 between Knock and Claremorris shortly after 2pm yesterday.

The collision which involving a lorry and a car occurred on a straight stretch of road.

A van was also involved but it is understood the driver took evasive action and ended up in the ditch.

Garda Forensic Collision Investigators conducted an examination of the scene on Tuesday evening.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward. Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Claremorris Garda Station on 094 9372080, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.