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Teenage girl dies following Oughterard crash

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Teenage girl dies following Oughterard crash

Galway Bay fm newsroom - A teenage girl has died following a single vehicle crash in Oughterard in the early hours of this morning.

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The incident occurred at around 1:15am in the townland of Porridgetown.

The girl was a passenger in a car which hit a wall.

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She was pronounced dead at the scene and her body has been removed to University Hospital Galway for a post mortem examination.

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A 21 year old man who was driving the car was uninjured.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to contact them.

7 people have died in road accidents since Friday evening, including a couple in Co.Cavan and 3 people in a crash in Louth yesterday.

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