An 81-year-old woman from Armagh has died at the scene of a collision involving a lorry and a pedestrian, with the PSNI appealing for witnesses and information about what happened.
Eithne Vallely was pronounced deceased at the location after the crash at approximately 8.20am on Friday in County Armagh. The source report says medical treatment was provided, but Ms Vallely died at the scene.
Emergency services attended the collision
Police officers attended alongside other emergency services after the incident was reported. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service sent a substantial response, including two emergency ambulances, a rapid response paramedic and the Charity Air Ambulance carrying a HEMS crew.
The available account describes the incident as a single-vehicle road accident while also confirming that the collision involved a lorry and a pedestrian. No further account of the circumstances has been provided.
PSNI asks witnesses to come forward
Police are asking anyone who saw the collision, or who has information that could assist the investigation, to contact them. A witness appeal form can be completed using reference 247 21/08/26.
The report also says people can contact police by telephone, but warns that the published contact wording is unclear. Anyone responding should check the PSNI’s current official appeal information and quote the reference number.
The road where the collision happened has not been identified. The report also does not provide the direction of travel or explain what led to the crash, so those details remain unconfirmed.
Ms Vallely was named in an Armagh Journal report published at 9pm on 22 August 2026. That report was updated on 23 August at 11.11am.
The original Armagh Journal article was published on 22 August 2026 at 21:00 and updated on 23 August 2026 at 13:15.