A teenage girl is recovering in hospital with serious injuries after a car struck her on the R362 near Ballyhard, Glenamaddy, Co. Galway, on Thursday afternoon, November 5, Shannonside reported.
Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene shortly after 4 p.m. The girl, a pedestrian, was struck by a car on the rural road outside the north Galway town. She remains under treatment at Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street in Dublin.
The Roscommon Herald adds a detail Shannonside did not carry: the girl was airlifted from the scene to Temple Street. That outlet and Galway Bay FM both place the collision at 4:10 p.m., while Shannonside reported it as happening just after 4 p.m. — a difference of minutes, but worth noting where timelines matter.
The road closed, then reopened
The stretch of the R362 at Ballyhard was closed for a time so Garda Forensic Collision Investigators could examine the scene. It has since reopened to traffic.
What has not been made public is the girl’s condition beyond “serious injuries,” the identity of the driver, or what caused the collision. Gardaí have not announced any arrest or charge. Those questions stay open as the investigation continues.
Gardaí turn to the public for the missing half hour
Investigating Gardaí are asking road users who were travelling on the R362 at Ballyhard between 3:45 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, November 5, to come forward — particularly anyone with camera footage, including dash cam. The 30-minute window brackets the collision itself and suggests investigators are working to reconstruct exactly how it unfolded.
The Roscommon Herald lists the contact routes: Tuam Garda Station on 093 70840, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
For the family, the next development likely comes from Temple Street, where the girl’s condition will be the measure of how Thursday afternoon’s events ultimately resolve. For investigators, it comes from whatever witnesses or cameras were on that road in the half hour before 4:15 p.m.
