A pensioner was killed in a road incident in Co Donegal early yesterday morning.
Gardaí in the county are investigating the circumstances of the single-vehicle incident at Fintown.
The man killed in the crash, who was named locally as Eddie McGuigan from the Fintown area, died when his Toyota Yaris car left the road and went into a field.
Mr McGuigan was in his mid-70s and from the area.
A Garda spokesman said: “At approximately 00.15 hours a man aged in his 70s died when the motor car he was driving veered off the road and into a field at Meenmore, Fintown.”
The spokesman added: “His body was removed by ambulance to Letterkenny Hospital for a postmortem examination.
“Forensic collision investigators have been notified and traffic diversions are in place.”
Mr McGuigan was a married man who did not have any children.
It is believed Mr McGuigan may have suffered a heart attack behind the wheel before he crashed.
His wife, Kitty, was last night being comforted by family and friends.
