Elderly woman dead after Tallaght hit-and-run

The car initially failed to remain at the scene but has since been identified and recovered by officers

An elderly pedestrian has died after a hit-and-run in Tallaght this morning.

The incident happened shortly before 11:00am at the junction of Fortunestown Way and Cheeverstown Road. The pedestrian, a woman aged in her 80s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her body has since been removed to the City Morgue at Whitehall where a post mortem will take place at a later stage. The car, which initially failed to remain at the scene, has since been identified and recovered by gardai and will be subject to a technical examination

Gardai confirmed that the road is presently closed for an examination by Forensic Collision Investigators and they are now appealing for witnesses of the crash to come forward.

A spokesman said: “Gardai are appealing to anyone with information or who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.

“Any road users or pedestrians who may have camera footage (including dash-cam), and who were travelling on Fortunestown Way or Cheeverstown Road, this morning between 10:30am and 11:15am, is asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.

“Anyone with any information is asked to contact Tallaght Garda Station on 01 666 6000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.”