Woman dies following Derry road accident

The Culmore Road in Derry/Londonderry
Author: Gareth McCulloughPublished 13th Aug 2023

A woman has died following a car accident in Derry/Londonderry in the early hours of this morning.

The one-vehicle accident happened on the Culmore Road in Derry/Londonderry at approximately 1am.

PSNI officers attended, together with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, but sadly the woman in her 30s passed away at the scene.

Three other people were taken to hospital for treatment for their injuries.

The Culmore Road, which was closed for a number of hours, has now reopened.

An investigation is now underway to establish the circumstances of the collision, and the PSNI's Collision Investigation Unit are appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time, or who may have any CCTV, dash-cam or mobile phone footage, to contact officers in the Collision Investigation Unit on 101, and quote reference number 125 of 13/08/23.