Donegal Daily
  • News
  • Sport
  • Courts
  • Jobs
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Politics
  • Features
  • Donegal County Council News
Monday 17°CTuesday 16°C

Donegal Daily Donegal Daily

sponsor banner
sponsor banner
  • News
  • Sport
  • Courts
  • Jobs
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Politics
  • Features
  • Donegal County Council News
Lead StoriesNews

More Christmas heartache as young woman killed in car crash

written by Stephen Maguire December 28, 2019
FacebookTweetLinkedInPrint

A young woman has been killed in an overnight crash on the Fanad Peninsula.

The woman was the driver of a car which left the road at Drumfad Lower, Portsalon.

The single-vehicle accident happened around 11.30pm.

The woman, who is in her mid-20s and from the area, is the second person to die on Donegal’s roads in less than 48 hours.

A young man in the car in his 20s was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

In the early hours of St Stephen’s morning, a man in his early 30s also died in a single-vehicle accident.

Father-of-two Shaun Kelly was killed when his Vauxhall Cavalier car left the road at Porthall near Lifford before 12.30am.

He was rushed to Letterkenny University Hospital but died a short time later from his injuries.

The young woman who lost her life in last night’s tragedy has not yet been named.

She is the seventh person to die on Donegal’s roads so far this year.

It comes despite a major ongoing road safety campaign between local Gardai and Donegal County Council.

A full Garda investigation has been launched into the latest road tragedy while local road diversions remain in place.

Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information, particularly any road users who may have camera footage travelling on the Kerrykeel to Portsalon road (R246) at approximately 11.30pm on Friday 27th December 2019, to come forward.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Milford Garda Station on 074 9153060, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.

More Christmas heartache as young woman killed in car crash was last modified: December 29th, 2019 by Stephen Maguire
FacebookTweetLinkedInPrint

Tags:
crashdeathdiesdonegalFanadGardaitragedywoman
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.

LEAVE A COMMENT

You may also like

TCS staff raise €3,400 for St Colmcille...

18 minutes ago

Working group established for rebuilding of St...

33 minutes ago

Letterkenny woman involved in money fraud given...

49 minutes ago

Mainly dry today as temperatures set to...

1 hour ago

Beloved Natalie and Ella McLaughlin to be...

2 hours ago

Powerful film on the revival of Donegal...

2 hours ago

Fr Damien Nejad to move from Letterkenny...

2 hours ago

Dungloe set to shine for 2025 Mary...

2 hours ago

Breaking: Young Donegal father tragically killed in...

10 hours ago

Fine weather to return next week as...

14 hours ago
Advertisement
Advertisement

Donegal County Council

Facebook
Donegal County Council
Advertisement
Advertisement
Donegal Daily Jobs

Read More

  • News
  • Sport
  • Courts
  • Jobs
  • Sales & Services
  • Obituaries
  • Features
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Council News

Information

  • Contact Us
  • About
  • Advertise WIth Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms & Conditions

Our Sites

Donegal Woman
Donegal Woman
Donegal Daily

© 2025 Donegal Daily. All rights reserved.
Website by owenod


Back To Top.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.