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Young Men killed in tragic Letterkenny crash named

written by Stephen Maguire July 27, 2016
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These are the two young men killed in this morning’s crash on the outskirts of Letterkenny.

The men, named locally as Dermot Boyle, 19, and Bernard McGinley, 28, died instantly when they were involved in a head-on collision on the dual carriageway near the Trimragh Junction.

Investigators are still trying to determine why the men’s grey Mitsubishi Charisma car was driving on the wrong side of the road before the crash at 4.45am.

The friends were killed instantly and the driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash, a man in his 40s, is in a serious condition in Letterkenny University Hospital.

He is understood to have suffered multiple injuries but thankfully those injuries are not understood to be life-threatening.

Gardai are now trying to determine if there is a connection between the crash and an earlier robbery at a bar in Drumkeen.

Friends of the men have been paying tribute to them on social media.

Meanwhile a full Garda investigation into the events leading up to the crash are being investigated.

Local Garda Inspector Michael Harrison has appealed for anyone who was in the area of the crash at the time and who may have noticed the incident to come forward.

Young Men killed in tragic Letterkenny crash named was last modified: July 28th, 2016 by Stephen Maguire
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Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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