It happened at around 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon on the M6 Eastbound between Tyrellspass and Rochfortbridge.

In the latest collision, a woman in her 20s was killed in Co Donegal having being hit by a car yesterday evening.

The road is closed for technical examination by Forensic Collision Investigators, and local diversions are in place.

The woman, who was the sole occupant of the car was brought to Tullamore Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

The collision happened at around 6.30 am on the N61 close to Walsh's Roundabout.

The section of road will remain closed for the next hour.

The event aims to promote road safety by bringing together various state bodies.

In beginning his sentencing this morning, Judge Keelan Johnston described witness accounts of the accused's car driving erratically and swerving into oncoming traffic, resulting in several near misses.