A 52-year-old Galway man died in a single-vehicle crash on the N17 Galway-Tuam road yesterday morning.
The man, who lived in Galway city, was the sole occupant of a car which hit a wall at Ballybrit on the N17 at about 9.30am.
He was taken to University College Hospital Galway where he was pronounced dead.
No one else was injured in the incident, according to gardaí, who are still investigating the circumstances.
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The road was closed for a time to facilitate a Garda forensic investigation, and reopened later.