Road reopens after young man killed in crash near Eyrecourt

Galway Bay fm newsroom – The road between Eyrecourt and Banagher has re-opened following a crash in which a young man lost his life. A 23 year old man died following the single-car incident on the R356 shortly after midnight. The driver from Banagher in Offaly was the sole occupant of the vehicle which struck a wall at Shannon Grove on the Galway/Offaly border. His body has been taken to Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe. A technical examination of the scene has taken place and the R356 between Eyrecourt and Banagher has reopened.