Girl (6) dies following collision with HGV in Galway

Eva Osborne

A six-year-old girl was fatally injured as a result of a collision with a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) in Co Galway on Saturday.

Gardaí in Galway are appealing for witnesses to the fatal road traffic collision, which occurred at Headford Road, Galway, at approximately 12:05pm on Saturday afternoon.

A garda statement said: "The collision involved a female juvenile pedal cyclist and a heavy goods vehicle at the junction of Headford Road and Sandyvale Lawn.

"The female pedal cyclist, aged 6 years was fatally injured as a result of the collision. Her body was removed from the scene to University Hospital Galway and a post mortem will take place in due course."

Gardaí said the male driver of the truck, who is aged in his 30s, is uninjured.

The road was closed and a technical examination of the scene by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators has taken place. The road has since reopened.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.

Gardaí are also appealing for any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) who were travelling in the area of the Headford Road (N84) between Coolough Road/Headford Road junction and the entrance to Tirellan Heights/Headford Road junction in Galway city between 11:45am and 12:15pm on Saturday to make this footage available to investigating gardaí.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Galway Garda Station on 091 538 000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.

Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.