Five killed and child saved as car slips off pier in Donegal

Five people are feared dead after what is believed to have been a tragic accident in Co Donegal last night.

Five killed and child saved as car slips off pier in Donegal
Mon, 21 Mar, 2016 - 00:00
Stephen Maguire

Five people, including at least two children, are understood to have drowned after their vehicle entered the water close to Buncrana pier.

The incident happened at around 7.15pm.

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