Two killed after their car skids on ice

Two men died early yesterday when their car skidded on ice and collided with a truck in Co Donegal.

Two men died early yesterday when their car skidded on ice and collided with a truck in Co Donegal.

The accident happened at Ture, Muff, as they were travelling towards Derry at 7.40 a.m.

One of the men died at the scene and the other died later at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry. They were named as Mr Daniel J. Lafferty (55), of Bunn, Culkenny, Malin, and Mr Neil McColgan (51), of Culkeeny, Malin.

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