Woman (60s) in critical condition after being knocked down by her own car in Cork
A woman is believed to be in a critical condition in hospital following an incident in Cork City earlier today where she was knocked down by her own car.
The woman, who eyewitnesses say was in her 60s, had parked her car on Pophams Road, when reports say the car started to roll down the hill.
Eyewitnesses reported that the owner of the car was then knocked down while trying to stop the vehicle from taking off down the road, which contains a steep hill on the Blackpool end.
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Emergency services attended the scene, and the woman was taken to Cork University Hospital, where she is believed to be in a critical condition.
Eyewitnesses accounts say that four passers-by had to lift the vehicle off the stricken woman before emergency services arrived.
Gardaí have confirmed that they are currently at the scene of the incident, and that the road remains closed.
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