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Five dead in two days on Donegal roads 28.07.16

DONEGAL has woken up today to another shocking early-hours crash in which three young people lost their lives.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the latest fatal collision at Corravaddy, four miles from Letterkenny.
It comes just 24 hours after yesterday's horrific head-on collision in which Dermot Boyle (19) and Barney McGinley (28) were killed.
The two were travelling in a grey Mitsubishi Carisma hatchback that was involved in a collision with a Renault van on the dual-carriageway at Trimragh, Letterkenny.
The latest fatalities happened about 1am today in a collision between two cars on a minor road.
Two men and one woman were pronounced dead at the scene. Another man was seriously injured and taken to Letterkenny University Hospital. The scene is currently closed to traffic and diversions are in place. A Garda forensic crash team has been requested at the scene and the local coroner has been notified.
The latest tragedy brings to six, the number of people killed on Donegal roads so far this year.
It sees an unwelcome return of the multiple-fatality crashes which dogged the county in the early Noughties. Much road-safety work involving multiple agencies had achieved lower road deaths in Donegal and nationally in recent years.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) said it had a positive meeting this week with garda chiefs.
Speaking on Morning Ireland today, the RSA's chief executive Moyagh Murdock said while a more visible traffic garda presence helped reduce accidents, drivers also needed to take personal responsibility for their behaviour on the country's roads.
Investigations are ongoing and gardaí are appealing for witnesses.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Letterkenny Garda Station 074-9167100 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.
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