Galway Bay FM Newsroom - Gardai are appealing for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision that happened in Spiddal last night
A motorcyclist was killed when his bike and a car collided on the R336 between Inverin and Spiddal yesterday evening around 8pm.
The motorcyclist, aged in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The occupants of the car, a man and woman in their 20s, were taken to Galway University Hospital as a precaution.
The scene is currently preserved for a technical exam by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
The road is closed and diversions are in place.
Motorists are advised to take the Seanaphaistin or Screeb roads.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this incident to come forward.
Any road users who were travelling on the R336, between Inverin and Spiddal, from 7:30pm - 8:30pm yesterday evening, who may have camera footage (including dash cam), is asked to make it available to Gardaí.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Salthill Garda Station on 091 514 720, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
