Two killed in Donegal road crash

Two men have died in a road traffic crash in Co Donegal early this morning.

Two men have died in a road traffic crash in Co Donegal early this morning.

The victims, aged 19 and 21 years old, were killed when the car in which they were travelling on the main Letterkenny to Derry road lost control and hit a wall just outside Newtown Cunningham.

There were no other vehicles involved in the incident.

The car was discovered shortly after 7.30am, but it is not yet clear what time the crash occured at.

The men were pronounced dead at the scene. The road has been closed off for technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators, and diversions have been put in place.

Gardaí in Letterkenny are appealing for anyone with information to contact them on 074 9122222 or the Garda Confidential Telephone Line at 1800 666 111.