Woman in her 40s tragically dies in horror collision shortly after speaking with Gardaí

A woman in her 40s has died after she sustained fatal injuries from a horror collision shorty after interacting with Gardaí.

The tragedy occurred in the Ballyellis area of Mallow in county Cork shortly after 6pm on Tuesday evening.

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It's understood the woman lived locally and had an interaction with Gardaí earlier in the evening, however, it is unknown at this time what the interaction regarded.

Paramedics were alerted to the tragic scene where they tried to stabilise the woman but she was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

Her body was then transferred to Cork University Hospital (CUH).

Fiosrú later issued a statement regarding their referral to the tragic incident,

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"Fiosrú, the Office of the Police Ombudsman received a referral from An Garda Síochána on Tuesday, 11 November 2025.

"The referral was made by a Garda Superintendent under section 203(1) of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act, 2024.

"The referral was made following a fatal road incident during a Garda interaction in the County Cork Division.

"One of Fiosrú’s on call team of investigators attended the scene. The team have and will continue to engage with the family concerned.

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"As the matter is now under investigation, pursuant to section 208(1)(b) of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act, 2024, Fiosrú cannot make any further comment."