Teenager dies and three people injured following early morning Galway crash

The driver and two other passengers were brought by ambulance to University Hospital Galway with non-life-threatening injuries.

A teenager has died, and three others were injured, following an early morning single-vehicle crash in Co Galway.

Gardaí and emergency services responded to the incident that occurred on the N65 at Loughrea at approximately 2.20am on Sunday.

A passenger, an adult male in his late teens, was pronounced dead at the scene, gardaí said. His body has been removed to the mortuary at Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe.

The coroner has been notified, and an autopsy will take place in due course.

The driver and two other passengers were brought by ambulance to University Hospital Galway with non-life-threatening injuries.

The road is currently closed for examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators, and gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.

Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling on the N65 Loughrea to Ballinasloe road at Moyleen between 2am and 2.30am are asked to make this footage available to investigating gardaí.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Loughrea Garda Station on 091 842870, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.