A teenager has been killed in a road crash in Co Donegal this afternoon.
A garda spokesperson said the single vehicle crash occured on the N56 between Creeslough and Dunfanaghy at midday, when the car went out of control and hit a wall.
The dead man, who was in his late teens, was a front seat passenger in the car. The 19-year-old driver was seriously injured and has been taken to Letterkenny General Hospital.
The road at Derryart has been closed while a technical examination takes place.
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The teenager's name has not yet been released. His death brings to 61 the total number of people who have died on the State's roads so far this year.