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Man (20s) dies following crash in Co Galway involving quadbike

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Darragh Nolan

A young man in his 20s has died following an incident involving an all-terrain quadbike vehicle and a tractor in Co Galway.

Gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene of the incident, which happened on the R353 at Derrybrien near Gort in Co Galway at around 1.15pm on Sunday afternoon.

The man’s body has been removed from the scene to University Hospital Galway and a postmortem examination will take place in due course.

No other injuries were reported.

The R353 Gort to Portumna Road is currently closed and local diversions are in place. Garda Forensic Collision Investigators will conduct a technical examination of the scene.

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Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.

Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the vicinity of Gort, Loughrea and Derrybrien this afternoon, between 12.15pm and 1.15pm, are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Gort Garda Station on 091 636 400, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.