UPDATED: A woman has been killed following a serious road traffic accident in Newtowncunningham this afternoon.
The accident happened just after 3.30pm on the main Letterkenny to Newowncunningham Road at the townland of Ardee.
Gardai have confirmed that one person, a woman in her 30s, has been killed in the accident.
They also confirmed that three children in the car were injured and were taken to Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry.
The woman’s car was in collision with a Bus Eireann bus.
There are serious traffic delays in the area at the moment.
The road has been closed and traffic diversions are in place.
The accident comes the day after the head of the Garda Traffic Corps in Donegal, Inspector Michael Harrison, appealed to motorists to take care on Donegal’s roads over the bank holiday weekend.
Tonight a Garda spokesman appealed for witnesses to the 3.30pm crash.
He said: “At approximately 3.30pm a female aged in her 30s was fatally injured when the car she was driving collided with a bus on the N13 between Letterkenny and Derry near Newtowncunningham. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Her body was removed to Letterkenny General Hospital for a post-mortem examination. Three children travelling in the car at the time were taken by ambulance to Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry. The driver of the bus was uninjured.
“The road is currently closed to traffic and diversions are in place. Garda forensic collision investigators are examining the scene.
“Anyone with information is asked to contact Letterkenny Garda Station 074-9167100 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.”