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Road reopens after young man killed in crash near Eyrecourt

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Road reopens after young man killed in crash near Eyrecourt

Galway Bay fm newsroom - The road between Eyrecourt and Banagher has re-opened following a crash in which a young man lost his life.

A 23 year old man died following the single-car incident on the R356 shortly after midnight.

The driver from Banagher in Offaly was the sole occupant of the vehicle which struck a wall at Shannon Grove on the Galway/Offaly border.

His body has been taken to Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe.

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A technical examination of the scene has taken place and the R356 between Eyrecourt and Banagher has reopened.

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