People rushed to Galway hospital after two separate serious incidents
Updates have been issued for both
Two people have been brought to University Hospital Galway after separate crashes in the city and on the motorway.
One person was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a crash on the M6 near Ballinasloe at around 11am near Junction 14.
The second incident happened shortly before midday on the Headford Road in the city when a car crashed into a wall near the McDonald’s.
One man is currently receiving treatment in hospital for that but no other injuries are being reported at the moment.
A spokesman for gardai said: “Gardaí and emergency services responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision on the Headford Road in Galway, shortly before 11:30am on 16th October 2026.
“One person, male, was brought by ambulance to University Hospital Galway for assessment. No other injuries were reported at the time.”