LIVE: Galway gardai arrest one person as another rushed to hospital after crash
People are being told to avoid the area if at all possible
Gardai arrested one person as another was rushed to hospital after a serious collision on the outskirts of Galway city today.
Fire brigade personnel also attended the scene of the crash in Knocknacarra on the Clybaun Road which took place around 1pm.
One person was brought to University Hospital Galway as a precaution while another was arrested at the scene to obtain an evidential sample.
Diversions are in place with people being told to avoid the area if at all possible.
A spokesman for gardai told Galway Live: “Gardaí and emergency services responded to a two-car road traffic collision which occurred on Clybaun Road, Galway, shortly after 1:00pm on 7th September 2026.
“One person was brought to University Hospital Galway as a precaution. Another person was arrested at the scene for the purposes of obtaining an evidential sample.”
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