A man has died after a tree fell on the car he was driving at Feddyglass, Raphoe, Donegal. The incident happened at about 5.30am as Storm Éowyn swept across the country.
Gardaí and local emergency services attended the scene where the man was pronounced dead. His body remains at the scene.
“Gardaí are working with local authority and third party contractors to facility the removal of the remains of the deceased from the scene,” An Garda Síochána said in a statement.
The N14 remains closed.
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Forensic collision investigators and divisional scenes of crime officers have commenced an investigation.
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