A woman in her 60s has died after sustaining fatal injuries at a house in Galway this afternoon.

Gardaí in Salthill are investigating the circumstances of the incident.

Emergency services were called to the house just after 3pm this afternoon.

The woman was pronounced dead at scene and her body has since been removed to University Hospital Galway.  

A postmortem is expected to take place over the coming days and investigations are ongoing.