
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the tragedy.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after four people lost their lives in a crash on the M6.
The three-vehicle collision happened at Poolboy in Ballinasloe at 20 to 8 last night.
Four people were pronounced dead at the scene, with at least one other hospitalised for minor injuries.
It's believed the crash involved a car travelling the wrong way.
Cathaoirleach of Ballinasloe Municipal District, Councillor Dermot Connolly says people locally are shocked by the news: