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Woman killed by motor car in Dublin

Dublin, 23 April 1915 - A woman has died in hospital from injuries sustained when she was hit by a car in Dublin last night.

Elizabeth Burke (73), of 2 Leeson Lane, was knocked down while crossing Lower Leeson Street by a motor car owned and driven by A.H. Bex, 19 South King Street. Mr. Bex was subsequently charged at Lad Lane Police Station in connection with the incident.

[Editor's note: This is an article from Century Ireland, a fortnightly online newspaper, written from the perspective of a journalist 100 years ago, based on news reports of the time.]

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Century Ireland

The Century Ireland project is an online historical newspaper that tells the story of the events of Irish life a century ago.