Man killed in Donegal road crash

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Mon, Aug 6, 2012, 01:00

First published: Mon, Aug 6, 2012, 01:00

A man in his 70s has died in a single car crash in Co Donegal.

The crash took place shortly after midnight at Meenmore, Fintown.

The man was driving a car which veered off the road into a field at about 12.15am.

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