GORT ROAD CRASH VICTIM NAMED LOCALLY

Date Published: 14-Feb-2008

The young man killed in yesterday's crash on the Gort to Crusheen road has been named locally as 20 year-old John Lynch, from Kiltormer Ballinasloe.The two car collision occurred near the turn-off to Shanaglish on the N18 shortly after 7am yesterday. [13/2John Lynch was the driver of one car while the driver of the second car was taken to University Hospital Galway, with non-life threatening injuries.It's understood relatives of John Lynch had been travelling abroad when the tragedy occurred yesterday morning and are en route home now.The community in the East Galway village of Kiltormer are shocked and saddened at the tragic death of 20 year old John Lynch.