A young man has died following a three car crash near Barna on Sunday night, with the road remaining closed this morning.
Gardaà and emergency services were alerted to a collision involving three cars on the R336 at approximately 11:25pm last night.
The driver of one of the cars, a man in his 20s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
His body was removed from the scene to the mortuary at University Hospital Galway, where a post-mortem examination is due to take place.
There were no other injuries reported as a result of this collision An Garda SÃochána has said.
The road between Bearna (Barna) and Na Forbacha (Furbo) remains closed this morning to facilitate an examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
Local diversions are in place, and motorists are encouraged to take the N59 route.
Gardaà are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.
Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the area at the time are asked to make this footage available to investigating GardaÃ.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Bóthar na Trá (Salthill) Garda Station on 091 514 720, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
