FORENSIC EXAMINATION FOLLOWING FATAL BELCLARE CRASH

Date Published: 18-Feb-2012

A technical examination has been carried out following a road crash in the Tuam area last night in which one man was killed and another was injured.

The single vehicle crash took place at 11.30pm about a mile outside the village of Belclare on the R333.

The 40 year old local man was killed when the black BMW he was driving hit a tree - he was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 46 year old man, also a local, who was a passenger in the car, is being treated for non-life threatening injuries at University Hospital Galway.

Gardai in Tuam are appealing for any witnesses to the crash to contact them on (093)70840.