FIVE PEOPLE HOSPITALISED FOLLOWING ORANMORE CRASH

Date Published: 26-Aug-2009

Five people have been hospitalised after a road traffic crash near Casey's Cross in Oranmore. Two cars were in collision at the Cross just before 12.30pm. Four people were travelling in one car - three women and a man - while one man was in the second car. Firemen had to use specialist cutting equipment to free one of the injured people.All five were taken by ambulance to University Hospital Galway, but their injuries are not thought to be life threatening. One of the vehicles had a trailer attached and both cars were badly damaged.