13/02/2008

Man Dies In Galway Crash

A man has been killed in a road crash in Co. Galway.

The two-car collision happened on the main Gort to Ennis Road near the Galway-Clare border around 7:30am this morning.

The victim is understood to be the driver of one of the vehicles, while the driver of the other vehicle was also injured and has been taken to hospital.

Gardaí from Gort and Ennis are investigating the crash.

There was widespread traffic disruption as a result of the crash and a section of the N18 Ennis to Gort Road remained closed until around 3pm.

(KMcA)


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