R358 road (Ireland)

R358 road
Bóthar R358
R358 crossing the Bunowen River near Ballinasloe
Route information
Length27 km (17 mi)
Location
CountryIreland
Primary
destinations
Highway system

The R358 road is a regional road in Ireland linking the N63 at Mountbellew to the R446 at Ballinasloe, all in County Galway. The road is 27 km (17 mi) long.

Notable road traffic incidents

In 2018, two women in their 50s were killed when they were struck by a car which had collided with a second car on the R358 at Station Road, Ballinasloe.[1]

In 2019 a nine year old girl was killed and her seven year old brother seriously injured while cycling near their home on the R358.[2]

In 2022, three men were injured, one seriously, in a road traffic collision on the R358 at Treanrevagh, Mountbellew.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gardaí appeal for witnesses in collision that killed two women in Galway". Irish Examiner. 28 March 2018.
  2. ^ staff, Digital Desk (22 April 2019). "Gardaí appeal for information after girl dies and her brother is injured in traffic accident". Irish Examiner.
  3. ^ Ryan, Órla (15 May 2022). "Three men injured in car crash in Galway". TheJournal.ie.