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‘Breaks your heart' – Locals ‘raw with grief' after child dies in crash on busy Donegal road & another girl critical
A COMMUNITY is "raw with grief" after a young girl was killed in a horror crash in Co Donegal last night.
Another child and two adults were rushed to hospital in a serious condition following
The young female child, who was a passenger in the car, was fatally injured.
The
female driver of the car, a male front seat passenger and another female child were all rushed to to Altnagelvin
in
The three passengers are fighting for their lives in serious condition.
Councillor Joy Beard told how news "breaks your heart in two" as she made an emotional appeal for information on the crash last night.
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She said: "I'm struggling to find the words tonight. Tragically a young girl has lost her life in a devastating crash in Carrowmore, Glentogher.
"It's the kind of news that stops you in your tracks and breaks your heart in two.
"My thoughts and prayers are with the family and everyone who knew and loved her.
"A second child, a woman, and a man are fighting for their lives in hospital. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
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"The road remains closed tonight as forensic investigators work to understand what happened.
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"If you saw anything or have dash cam footage, contact Buncrana Garda Station on 074 932 0540, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station."
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He said: "Such heart breaking news this morning about another tragedy on our roads in
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the young girl who has died outside Carndonagh and all of those who are seriously injured."
Albert Dohertym Sinn Fein Councillor in the Carndonagh, told
'VERY BUSY ROAD'
He said: "Our local community once again is raw with grief and our local community just feel devastated.
"Once again a local family have been challenged in having to face the loss of a loved one. It's terrible news here in North Inishowen."
The tragedy comes after four people - three men and a woman - were hospitalised following a two-car crash outside Carndonagh on the same road in January.
The collision took place on Thursday, January 2 just before 7pm, close to Glentogher National School.
'VERY BUSY ROAD'
Late last year, Donegal teen Tiernan Doherty-Kelly, 18 was killed when the car he was driving left the road near Buncrana on the Inishowen Peninsula at around 5am on the morning of Sunday, December 1.
He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene on the R244, known locally as the Mountain Road, at Ballinlough in Donegal.
Detailing conditions on the road yesterday Albert told RTE: "Conditions were, I would say, favourable for driving.
"However, our road at that particular time in to Carndonagh, in to the Mallin area it's a very busy road.
"Workers are returning after a hard days work, people are leaving the jobs in Letterkenny and Derry."
He elaborated: "It's a busy, busy road for a period there."
Carndonagh Parish Priest Fr Con McLaughlin said words are not adequate to express how people in the community are feeling.
INFO APPEAL
Speaking on RTE's Today with Claire Byrne, Fr McLaughlin said: "Pain is no stranger to the people of Inishowen as there have been so so many tragic deaths.
"Once again, tragedy has struck our people and I'm quite sure it revives many painful memories for many people in Inishowen as indeed it does for me".
Gardai are asking anyone who may have witnessed the fatal collision to make contact with them.
In a statement last night, a spokesperson said: "The road is currently closed for a technical examination by Forensic Collision Investigators and local diversions in place. The road will remain closed overnight.
"Gardai are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.
"Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the area between 6pm and 6.30pm this evening Wednesday 2nd July, 2025 are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.
"Anyone with information is asked to contact Buncrana Garda Station at 074 932 0540, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station."
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Emergency services at the scene of the fatal smash yesterday evening
Credit: North West Newspix
