A woman has died in hospital after being hit by a branch that was sheared off a tree by a passing truck in Limerick city.
The woman (57) was walking in the O’Connell Avenue area at about 10.30am yesterday when the branch was hit by the lorry.
She was taken to the Mid Western Regional Hospital where she died last night.
Gardaí at Roxboro who are investigating the incident have interviewed the driver of the truck.