One person has died, and three others have been injured, one of them critically, following a car crash in the early hours of Monday morning.
The single vehicle crash occurred on the N15 at Grellagh, Castlegal, Co Sligo, at approximately 3:30am this morning.
A woman in her 50s who was a passenger in the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her body has been removed to the mortuary at Sligo University Hospital (SUH), and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course. The Coroner has been notified
Another passenger, a man in his 50s, was brought to SUH, where his condition is described as critical.
The driver of the vehicle, a man in his 20s, and the third passenger in the car, a teenager, are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries at SUH.
The road had been closed for technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators and has since reopened.
Gardaà are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision to come forward.
Road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling on the N15 at Castlegal – between Cliffoney and Tullaghan – between 3:10am and 3:40am on Monday 9th March 2026 are asked to make this footage available to investigating GardaÃ.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sligo Garda Station on 071 915 7000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
