Teenager killed in crash near Loughrea

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A teenager was killed in a car crash in Galway near Loughrea in the early hours of Sunday morning.

GardaĆ­ are appealing for witnesses to a crash which occurred on the N65 at Loughrea, Co Galway early today.

At approximately 2:20am, GardaĆ­ and emergency services responded to a single vehicle collision on the N65 at Moyleen.

A young man in his late teens, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

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 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.

GardaĆ­ are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.

Any road users who may have camera footage, including dash-cam footage, 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 GardaĆ­.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Loughrea Garda Station on 091 842870, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.