Gardai attend Galway farming incident as man brought to hospital
Gardaí and emergency services attended the incident which took place on a rural road
Gardai and emergency services attended a Galway farming incident on Monday evening which saw one person brought to hospital.
The driver of a car, a man in his 50s, was taken by ambulance to University Hospital Galway after his vehicle collided with a cow on the R348 near Athenry at around 6pm.
He received medical attention at the scene before being hospitalised where it is understood his injuries are non-threatening.
A herd of cattle are understood to have been on the road when the single vehicle collision took place with local traffic management clearing the road on Monday night.
A garda spokesman told Galway Live: “Gardaí and emergency services attended a road traffic incident on the R348 at Raford, Athenry, Co Galway, which occurred shortly after 6:00pm on 9th November 2026.
“The collision involved a car and cattle. The driver, a man in his 40s, was brought by ambulance to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.”