22/10/2015

Appeal Issued Following Fatal Road Accident

Gardaí have appealed for information on a fatal road traffic accident in Carrowntreila, Ballina.

A 20-year-old man was fatally injured when the car he was driving left the road and collided with a tree on the old Ballina to Foxford road at about 6:30pm on Wednesday.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was removed to the Mortuary at Castlebar Hospital where a post mortem is due to take place today.

Gardai wish to appeal for witnesses to contact them at Ballina Garda Station on 096 20560, The Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.

(MH/LM)

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