Issue Date: 22/02/2026
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision that occurred in Eyrecourt, Co. Galway on Saturday 21st February 2026.
At around 8:15pm, Gardaí and emergency services responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision at Rooaun.
The driver and sole occupant of the car, a woman in her 80s, was pronounced deceased at the scene a short time later. Her body was brought to the mortuary at Portiuncula Hospital, where a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.
The scene remains preserved for technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to this collision to come forward.
Anyone who was travelling in the area between 7:30pm and 8:30pm and who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) is asked to make that footage available to investigating Gardaí.
Gardaí can be contacted at Loughrea Garda Station on 091 842870, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
Investigations are ongoing.
