Eight killed in horror road accident
It has been revealed that on Sunday evening eight people were killed in a car accident in Co. Donegal.
The collision, which was a two-car crash occurred on the Buncrana to Clonmany road on the Inishowen Peninsula.
A black Volkswagen Passat and a red Toyota Corella were the vehicles involved. Seven men died in the Passat and the driver from the Coralla was killed also in the head-on-smash.
The Toyota driver, was travelling back to his home after his regular bingo session in Buncrana.
The eight occupants of the Passat varied in ages from youths to early 20s and were thought to be from the Inishowen area, including Clonmany, Ballyliffin and Buncrana.
The incident happened on a notorious stretch of road where accidents are common. It is thought that the Passat was involved in an earlier crash in a minor hit-and run collision.
The female driver of the other car suffered personal injury such as a broken wrist. It is unknown if she will file an accident claim.
The Passat then continued to travel on towards Buncrana where it was involved in the second smash. All eight were killed.
Garda believe that alcohol was not a contributing factor.
Updated on 14/07/2010