Connemara teenager dies in 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 Connemara 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 2am this morning (Sunday).
A Garda spokesperson has told Galway Bay Fm that five others travelling in the car have been taken to University Hospital Galway with injuries that are not life threatening.
The R344 is currently closed to facilitate an examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators and traffic is asked to use the N59 into Clifden.
It is not yet known what time this section of the road will re-open and motorists going to Kylemore or Letterfrack can do so via Clifden.
Gardai are appealing for witnesses to this collision to contact them at Clifden Garda Station on 095-22500