Woman who died in tragic road traffic collision is named

THE pedestrian who was tragically killed in a road traffic collision in Tallaght on Friday morning has been named as Kathleen Furlong.

The collision, involving a car and a pedestrian in her eighties, occurred shortly before 11am at the junction of Fortunestown Way and Cheeverstown Road.

The accident occurred at the junction of Cheeverstown Road and Fortunestown way

A man aged in his 40s has been arrested under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 in relation to a fatal road traffic collision which occurred in Tallaght.

Kathleen Furlong who tragically passed away in Tallaght on Friday morning following a road traffic collision. Photo by An Garda Siochana

According to a Garda statement this evening, the man is currently being detained in a Garda Station in the South Dublin area.

Gardaí are continuing to appeal 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, yesterday morning between 10.30am and 11.15am, is asked to make this footage available to Gardai.

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.