Carraroe teenager dies in Connemara crash
Galway Bay Fm Newsroom
The teenager who died in a crash overnight in the Inagh Valley, on the road between Recess and Kylemore, is from the Carraroe area.
The 19-year-old man was a passenger in a car involved in a single vehicle collision that occurred on the R344, Inagh Road, at approximately 2 am this morning (Sunday).
A Garda spokesperson has told Galway Bay Fm that five others travelling in the car were taken to University Hospital Galway with injuries that are not life threatening.
The name of the young man who died is not being released untill all his next of kin have been informed.
The R344 which was closed for a number of hours after the crash reopened before lunchtime today (Sunday).
Gardai are appealing for witnesses to this collision to contact them at Clifden Garda Station on 095-22500