Ireland Case No. 21637Road traffic incident (car in water) · Co. Galway · 31 Mar 2023
Man treated after car enters Lough Atalia in Galway
A car crashed and entered Lough Atalia in the early hours of Friday 31 March 2023 along Lough Atalia Road in Galway city. A man was treated at the scene by Ambulance Services, with no other injuries reported. Gardaí and ambulance services attended the incident, and the area was sealed off with the road closed. No charges or court proceedings have been reported.
- Reported31 Mar
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reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A car crashed and entered Lough Atalia in the early hours of Friday 31 March 2023.
- Where
- The incident occurred along Lough Atalia Road in Galway city.
- Cause
- The car was understood to have crashed before landing into the water.
- Investigation
- Gardaí and ambulance services attended the scene.
- Other details
- A man was treated at the scene by Ambulance Services.
- No other injuries were reported.
- The area was sealed off and the road was closed.
6 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA car entered Lough Atalia in the early hours of Friday 31 March 2023 (galwaybeo.ie)
- whatA man was treated at the scene by Ambulance Services (galwaybeo.ie)
- whatNo other injuries were reported (galwaybeo.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred along Lough Atalia Road in Galway city (galwaybeo.ie)
- causeThe car was understood to have crashed before landing into the water (galwaybeo.ie)
- investigationGardaí and ambulance services attended the scene (galwaybeo.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 31 Mar2023Galway gardai discover car underwater near busy road as scene closed off
Initial report of a car found in Lough Atalia with a man treated at the scene; the area was sealed off and the road closed.
victim, male