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| Eight killed in Donegal car crash | Eight killed in Donegal car crash |
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| It is believed the car hit a Renault minutes before the fatal accident | |
| Eight people have been killed in a car crash in County Donegal, about 15 miles from the Northern Ireland border. | |
| The two-car collision happened on the Drumfree to Buncrana Road at 2230 BST on Sunday. | The two-car collision happened on the Drumfree to Buncrana Road at 2230 BST on Sunday. |
| Seven of the dead were travelling in a black Volkswagen Passat. Irish police said they were aged in their late teens or early twenties. The driver of this car survived. | Seven of the dead were travelling in a black Volkswagen Passat. Irish police said they were aged in their late teens or early twenties. The driver of this car survived. |
| The eighth person to die was the driver of the second car, a man in his 60s. | The eighth person to die was the driver of the second car, a man in his 60s. |
| It is believed he was returning home after playing bingo in Buncrana. | It is believed he was returning home after playing bingo in Buncrana. |
| The surviving driver was taken to Letterkenny General Hospital where he is said to be in a critical condition. | The surviving driver was taken to Letterkenny General Hospital where he is said to be in a critical condition. |
| It is understood the victims were from Buncrana, Clonmany and Fahan. | It is understood the victims were from Buncrana, Clonmany and Fahan. |
| Irish police are also investigating reports that the Volkswagen was involved in a separate collision with a silver Renault a few minutes before the fatal crash. | |
| The road remains closed and traffic diversions are in place. | The road remains closed and traffic diversions are in place. |
| The crash happened on the road between Drumfree and Buncrana 'Tight bends' | |
| BBC NI reporter Paddy O'Flaherty is in the area and said the road where the accident happened was very narrow. | BBC NI reporter Paddy O'Flaherty is in the area and said the road where the accident happened was very narrow. |
| "It's a twisty, windy road. Lots of tight bends with high hedges," he said. | "It's a twisty, windy road. Lots of tight bends with high hedges," he said. |
| "There are a few straight stretches but they are few and far between." | "There are a few straight stretches but they are few and far between." |
| Donegal senator Cecelia Keaveney said this was "an ordeal" for all of the families involved. | Donegal senator Cecelia Keaveney said this was "an ordeal" for all of the families involved. |
| "Because of the close-knit community it affects very, very many people in Inishowen particularly," she said. | "Because of the close-knit community it affects very, very many people in Inishowen particularly," she said. |
| Ms Keaveney said she believed many of the victims were local people. | Ms Keaveney said she believed many of the victims were local people. |
| "We have had so many fatalities on the roads over the past decades, for many families, this will reawaken the difficulties they faced," she said. | "We have had so many fatalities on the roads over the past decades, for many families, this will reawaken the difficulties they faced," she said. |
| "The immediate concern is for the families, but it will reawaken histories for many people as well." | "The immediate concern is for the families, but it will reawaken histories for many people as well." |