A man in his 20s was killed in Co Donegal yesterday when the car in which he was travelling struck a wall.
The man was named locally as Robert Rodgers, from Newtowncunningham in the northeast of the county near the Border with Derry.
He was one of three men, all in their 20s, travelling on the main N14 road between Letterkenny and Lifford when the accident happened in the townland of Murlog shortly after 1.30pm. The driver and the other passenger were injured, and taken to Letterkenny General Hospital
It is understood the car veered off the road, travelling over a grass verge before striking a wall. Locals have described the location as a “notorious accident blackspot”.
Anyone with information should contact gardaí in Letterkenny on 074 9167100 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666111