Gardaí have appealed for witnesses after a woman was knocked down and killed by a van on Main Street, Killybegs in County Donegal. 

The incident took place on Tuesday evening and Gardaí were alerted at 5.45pm. 

The woman was in her 60s and pronounced dead at the scene; her body has been taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for a post-mortem and the road was closed for a technical examination by Gardaí. 

Anyone with any information should contact Killybegs Garda Station on 074 973 1002, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.

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