Family of man who died when van hit tree settle case for €260k

An inquest into Brian McDonald’s death heard the impact sent a tree trunk crashing down onto the van's passenger side after the van crashed into the tree on a country road.

Edward McDonald Jnr, a brother of the deceased, had taken the action on behalf of the McDonald family against his younger brother Desmond McDonald, who was the driver at the time of the accident. File image

The family of a 22-year-old man who died after a van driven by his brother crashed into a tree has settled a High Court action over his death for a total of €260,000.

Brian McDonald was 22 years of age and a father to a young child when he died in the accident as he and his older brother delivered logs to a friend’s house in North Dublin seven years ago.