Gardai are appealing for witness to this morning's crash in which one person died on the N59 Moycullen Road at Bushypark.
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The single vehicle collision and fire occurred shortly after 5am near Killeen House.
A person was later pronounced deceased at the scene.
A technical examination was carried out by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators while the road remained closed for 8 hours.
The body was then removed to the mortuary at University Hospital Galway, where a post-mortem will take place.
No further details on the person who died are yet available.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses, particularly those with dash cam footage, to come forward.