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| Man crushed trying to stop thieves in County Donegal | |
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| A man has been crushed between two cars after he confronted thieves who were trying to break into his lorry. | A man has been crushed between two cars after he confronted thieves who were trying to break into his lorry. |
| The injured man, who is from Dungiven, County Londonderry, was carried on the side of a car that then collided with another vehicle. | The injured man, who is from Dungiven, County Londonderry, was carried on the side of a car that then collided with another vehicle. |
| It happened while the man was attending a family wake near Burnfoot, County Donegal, on Sunday night. | It happened while the man was attending a family wake near Burnfoot, County Donegal, on Sunday night. |
| Irish police said he suffered serious injuries to his legs, pelvis and chest. He is said to be in a stable condition. | |
| The car believed to have been involved has since been found burnt out in Steelstown in Derry. | The car believed to have been involved has since been found burnt out in Steelstown in Derry. |
| The mayor of Buncrana, Peter McLaughlin, witnessed the incident on Sunday and told BBC Radio Foyle that the man was lucky to be alive. | The mayor of Buncrana, Peter McLaughlin, witnessed the incident on Sunday and told BBC Radio Foyle that the man was lucky to be alive. |
| "To think that these boys didn't care about what they have done and were prepared to drive through or over anything that got in their way, is scary," he said. | |
| "It's not too often you meet bad people, but these were bad people that they didn't think about other people." | |
| Supt Eugene McGovern, from Buncrana Garda station, said: "Fortunately the man doesn't have any life-threatening injuries, but he suffered serious injuries to his legs." |