Man killed in crash in Donegal

39-year-old fatally injured after car hits pole at Currinsport

A man has died in a car crash in Co Donegal. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times
A man has died in a car crash in Co Donegal. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times

A man has died after a crash in Co Donegal.

The 39-year-old was fatally injured when the car he was driving hit a pole at Currinsport off the R257 at about 9pm on Sunday.

A Garda spokesman said he was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was removed to Letterkenny General Hospital.

The road is closed to facilitate an examination by Garda forensic collision investigators and local diversions are in place.

Gardaí at Milford are seeking witnesses.

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