Teenager dies and three others taken to hospital after single vehicle collision in Galway

"A man in his late teens was pronounced dead last night in Loughrea, Co. Galway. At approximately 2:20am last night, Gardaí and emergency services responded to the single vehicle collision on the N65 at Moyleen. The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene and his body has been removed to the mortuary at Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe. The Coroner has been notified and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course."

"The driver and two other passengers of the vehicle 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. 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 2:00am and 2:30am are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí."

A man in his late teens was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-vehicle collision on the N65 at Moyleen, Loughrea at about 2:20am. His body was removed to the mortuary at Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe and the Coroner has been notified; a post-mortem will take place in due course. The driver and two other passengers were taken by ambulance to University Hospital Galway with non-life-threatening injuries. The road is closed for examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and camera or dash-cam footage from the N65 between 2:00am and 2:30am, with contact numbers provided.

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