Gardaí in Galway are investigating a single vehicle fatal road traffic collision which occurred at Ballybrit on the N17 Galway to Tuam Road.
The collision occurred at approximately 9.30am this morning (28/10/11) when the driver (52yrs), the sole occupant of the car collided with a wall. He was taken to University College Hospital, Galway where he was pronounced dead. No one else was injured in the collision.
The road was closed to facilitate a Garda forensic investigation but has since reopened.