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10-year-old girl dies days after crash that killed her mother

A 10-year-old girl has died in Temple Street Hospital days after a crash in County Cavan that killed her mother. Gardaí have renewed their appeal for witnesses.

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Scene of a road traffic accident. Two police cars are sandwiched between a large black car. Two officers are standing beside orange cones and road signs indicating the road is closed.

A 10-year-old girl has died in hospital days after a road crash in the Republic of Ireland in which her mother was killed. The collision between a car and a flatbed van happened after 16:30 local time on the R162 at Corclare, Shercock in County Cavan on Friday.

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The driver of the car, a woman in her 50s, died at the scene. Gardaí (Irish police) have now confirmed the girl, who was a passenger in the car, died at Temple Street Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.

Gardaí have appealed to any witnesses to come forward and have renewed that appeal for witnesses to the crash to come forward.

This article was sourced from bbc

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