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Two killed in Donegal collision

Road cordoned off - Near village of Killygordon
Road cordoned off - Near village of Killygordon

Two men have been killed in a car crash near Ballybofey in Co Donegal.

They were the driver and passenger in a car that collided with another car near the village of Killygordon on the main road between Lifford and Ballybofey at around 3.45pm.

One of the men who died was a 39-year-old married man from Lithuania. He had two children and had been living in the Ballybofey area.

The other man who died was a 31-year-old single man from Russia who had also been living in the area.

A man and woman in the second car have been taken to Letterkenny General Hospital.

The woman is in a critical condition and her husband is stable. They are both in their 50s.

The main road between Lifford and Ballybofey will remain closed until tomorrow morning.

Earlier, a teenager died in a road crash in Connemara, Co Galway.

The 16-year-old was a passenger in a car that went off the road near Leitir Móir at around 10.30pm last night.

The driver of the car, also a teenager, was taken to Galway University Hospital with minor injuries.

The collision occurred at Crimnagh village on the only road leading to the islands.