Driver and passenger killed as newly-purchased car hits tree

THE car in which two men died in the early hours of yesterday morning had been purchased by the driver just hours earlier, it emerged last night.

Daniel Hunt, 28, had bought the silver Honda Civic from a neighbour the very same day. He died in the crash just minutes from his home in Clonegal, Co Carlow, as did 16-year-old backseat passenger Thomas McDonald from St Patrick’s Park, Tullow, Co Carlow.

The two died instantly when the 1990-registered car left the road and hit the only tree on the main street of Clonegal at 12.45am.