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Case No. 29545Road traffic accident · Co. Galway · 20 Oct 2021

Gardaí confirm no serious injuries in Galway road crash

Two cars collided on St Mary's Road in the Claddagh, Galway, at approximately 7pm on Wednesday 20 October 2021. Ambulance and Gardaí attended the scene, and the junction of Taylor's Hill and The Crescent was blocked for some time. Gardaí confirmed the following morning that no serious or life-threatening injuries arose from the collision. The road closure caused disruption overnight.

  1. Reported21 Oct
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Two cars were involved in the collision.
  • No serious or life-threatening injuries were reported.
Where
The crash happened on St Mary's Road in the Claddagh, Galway.
When
The crash occurred at approximately 7pm on Wednesday 20 October 2021.
Investigation
Ambulance and Gardaí attended the scene.
Other details
  • The junction of Taylor's Hill and The Crescent was blocked for some time.
  • The road closure caused disruption overnight.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTwo cars were involved in the collision (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatNo serious or life-threatening injuries were reported (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whereThe crash happened on St Mary's Road in the Claddagh, Galway (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whenThe crash occurred at approximately 7pm on Wednesday 20 October 2021 (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationAmbulance and Gardaí attended the scene (galwaybeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 21 Oct2021
    Reportedgalwaybeo.ie, first report
    Gardaí update after crash near Galway city centre closes road

    Gardaí confirmed two cars were involved and no serious or life-threatening injuries arose from the collision.