The scene at Magheranan, Letterkenny, this morning. Photo: NW Newspix
A man in his thirties has been killed in a morning road accident in Letterkenny, county Donegal
Gardaí are currently at scene of a fatal road traffic collision involving a lorry and a pedestrian that occurred on the R245 at Magheranan shortly before 6am this Friday morning.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. His body has been removed to the mortuary in University Hospital Letterkenny where a post mortem will take place in due course. The lorry driver was uninjured.
The road is currently closed and a technical examination of the scene will be conducted by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators this morning. Local diversions are in place. Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.
"Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling on the R245 at Magheranan in Letterkenny between the hours of 5am and 5am this morning are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí," they said.
"Anyone with any information is asked to contact Letterkenny Garda station on 074 916 7100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station."
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