LIVE: Girl rushed to hospital as Galway gardai dealing with serious city incidents
There is severe traffic delays in the area as a result
Emergency services are dealing with two serious incidents in Galway city this morning one of which saw a girl in her teens rushed to hospital.
Gardai have confirmed that they responded to a road traffic collision on the Dublin Road near ATU after 8am where the girl was injured following an incident with a minibus.
She was brought to University Hospital Galway but her injuries are non-life threatening.
Motorists have reported to us that there is severe traffic delays backed up to the Huntsman as a result of the incident.
Meanwhile councillor Alan Cheevers has confirmed that gardai are also dealing with another incident near Merlin Hospital.
He said: “Severe traffic delays following accidents on the Dublin Road in two separate locations, one opposite ATU the other outside Merlin Park Hospital.”
A garda spokesman told Galway Live: “Gardaí and emergency services responded to a road traffic collision at Dublin Road, Renmore, Galway on 21st September 2026.
“The collision, involving a minibus and a pedestrian, occurred shortly after 8:00a.m. The pedestrian, a female juvenile in her teens, was brought by ambulance to University Hospital Galway for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.”
We will have updates in our live blog below.