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Children among five dead after car goes over Buncrana Pier into the sea Baby girl 'handed out of window' by family as car sank off Buncrana Pier in Ireland
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Three children are among several people feared dead after a car plunged into the sea at a beauty spot in Ireland.  The baby daughter of a family who drowned when their car slipped off a pier in Northern Ireland was rescued before the car went under, according to reports.
Five people are believed to have drowned and one person has been rescued after a car went over the end of Buncrana Pier in Co.Donegal in north-western Ireland.  Local people managed to save the fourth child, a baby girl, from the car after she was reportedly handed or thrown out of the window just seconds before her family's vehicle sank.
The Irish Mirror reports two adults and three children have died with an infant being rescued from the water after being somehow thrown from the car in the incident at 7:15pm on Sunday.  A family of three more children and two adults died in the car after it slipped on algae at Buncrana Pier in Co. Donegal in north-western Ireland, according to the Belfast Telegraph.
The child has now been rushed to hospital but their condition is unknown.  The surviving child, believed to be a few months old, was rushed to Letterkenny University Hospital by ambulance crews but her condition is not yet known.
It is currently unclear whether the people in the car were all members of one family.  It is believed the family were from nearby Derry in Northern Ireland and were visiting the area, the Irish News reported.
Several emergency response teams attended the scene - including a Rescue 118 helicopter from nearby Co.Sligo. Several emergency response teams attended the scene - including a Rescue 118 helicopter from nearby Co. Sligo.
The Irish coastguard confirmed an infant had been thrown from the water and said the incident was a "tragic accident". The Irish coastguard said the incident was a "tragic accident".
Locals have said there have been a number of incidents where cars get into difficulty near the pier in recent months as the slipway has been covered in a thick layer of algae, the Irish Independent reports.  Locals have said there have been a number of incidents where cars get into difficulty near the pier in recent months at the slipway usually used by ferries.
A Garda spokesman said emergency crews were still at the scene.A Garda spokesman said emergency crews were still at the scene.
He said: "Gardai and emergency services are at the scene of an incident that occurred at Buncrana pier this evening.He said: "Gardai and emergency services are at the scene of an incident that occurred at Buncrana pier this evening.
“A car entered the water and a search of the area is currently ongoing.“A car entered the water and a search of the area is currently ongoing.
"No further information at present.""No further information at present."
An eyewitness told Donegal Daily: "I am looking at a number of people, I don't know how many yet and they are covered with blankets.An eyewitness told Donegal Daily: "I am looking at a number of people, I don't know how many yet and they are covered with blankets.
"Nobody knows what happened. It is just so sad, so distressing"."Nobody knows what happened. It is just so sad, so distressing".