Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the death of an 18-year-old man in a road crash near Buncrana, Co Donegal.
Tiernan Doherty-Kelly was killed when the car he was driving left the road near Buncrana on the Inishowen Peninsula at 5am on Sunday.
Mr Doherty, who was from Carndonagh, died at the scene. His body was removed to Letterkenny University Hospital for a postmortem.
Garda forensic officers carried out an examination of the scene on the Mountain Road at Ballinlough.
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Mr Doherty-Kelly, the only occupant of the car, was a keen GAA and soccer player who was a member of CLG Charn Domhnaigh and Carndonagh FC.
A total of 18 people have died on Donegal’s roads so far this year, compared to 10 for all of last year.
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to the collision to contact Buncrana Garda station on 074 932 0540, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
Head of the Traffic Corps in Donegal, Inspector Seamus McGonigle, also appealed to the public to be safe on the roads. “I would appeal to all drivers to slow down, always wear a seatbelt, never to drink or take any substances if getting behind the wheel and not to be distracted while driving.”
Local Sinn Féin councillor Jack Murray, from Buncrana, said the thoughts of the entire community were with the young man and his family.
“I’d just like to express my sympathy with this young man and his family that on the mouth of Christmas we have another tragedy that has devastated a family and broken a community.
“As always when we have such tragedies we will face this together as a community. I know this family will get all the support they need from their friends and neighbours.”
Carndonagh FC manager Gerard Crossan said the players and club members were “just numb” with shock.
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