One Letterkenny motorist had a lucky escape as their car skidded in the heavy evening snow and was left up on two wheels after colliding with a stop sign.
The accident happened at the bottom of the hill at Gortlee close to the rear entrance to LYIT.
Emergency services attended the scene.
Members of the Letterkenny Fire Service pictured in the snow as they rescue a driver from their car which crashed into a stop sign at the bottom of a step hill causing the car to end up on its two wheels. Photo by Brian McDaid
Donegal’s roads are in a treacherous condition this evening and a number of accidents have been responded to, including on the N13 Letterkenny-Ballybofey road near Drumkeen and also at the Diamond in Raphoe.
A Status Yellow snow-ice warning is in place until midnight tonight, with a Status Yellow low temperature warning also valid until 4am tomorrow.
