The mother of the child (6) killed in Donegal crash has died

By Gráinne Ní Aodha, PA

The mother of a six year old child who died in a two-vehicle collision in Co Donegal on Wednesday has passed away in hospital.

A male front-seat passenger and a female child, who was a rear-seat passenger, are in a serious condition in Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry.

The collision, involving a van and a car, took place on the R240 at Carrowmore in Glentogher, Carndonagh before 6.30pm on Wednesday.

The road was closed overnight pending a technical examination by Forensic Collision Investigators and local diversions were put in place.

An appeal has been issued to anyone who may have witnessed the collision or who may have footage of the incident to contact them.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Buncrana Garda Station at 074 932 0540, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.

Community 'raw with grief'

The community in Co Donegal is said to be "raw with grief" after the crash.

Carndonagh Parish Priest Fr Con McLaughlin said words are not adequate to express how people in the community are feeling.

He described the scene at Altnagelvin Hospital as "something I'll never forget".

Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Claire Byrne, Fr McLaughlin said there is shock and disbelief locally.

"Pain is no stranger to the people of Inishowen as there have been so, so many tragic deaths," he said