An 81-year-old woman from Armagh has died after a collision involving a lorry and a pedestrian in County Armagh, with police appealing for witnesses and information.
Eithne Vallely was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened at approximately 8.20am on Friday. The available account says medical treatment was provided, but Ms Vallely died at the location.
Emergency response after 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 source 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 how the crash happened has been provided.
PSNI seeks witnesses and information
Police are asking anyone who saw the collision, or who has information that could assist the investigation, to come forward.
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.
People who may have witnessed the incident, or who hold information relevant to the investigation, are therefore being urged to review the current PSNI guidance before making contact.
Road and circumstances remain unconfirmed
The road where the collision occurred has not been identified. The available information also does not state the direction of travel or explain what led to the crash.
The collision was reported as taking place in County Armagh at about 8.20am on Friday, but the source material does not provide a more specific location. That means the road and any Armagh neighbourhood connected to the incident cannot be identified from the available report.
Ms Vallely was named in an Armagh Journal report published at 9pm on 22 August 2026. The supplied material records updates on 23 August, but gives conflicting times of 11.11am and 1.15pm.
Further details about the road, the vehicles’ movements and the circumstances of the collision had not been confirmed in the available report.