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Bodies of man and two children pulled out of water after car plunges into Irish river

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A man and two children died after the car they were travelling in plunged into a river in County Donegal.

Gardai said the vehicle skidded and slipped down an embankment at Three Trees, Quigley’s Point and went into the water shortly before 10.30pm on Thursday.

The male driver, 49, and two children travelling in the back of the car, aged 14 and six, were killed.

A female passenger, 45, managed to get out of the vehicle and look for help before later being treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Letterkenny University Hospital.

Emergency services attend to the wreckage of the car in which three people lost their lives when it entered water (PA)
Emergency services attend to the wreckage of the car in which three people lost their lives when it entered water (PA)

The bodies of the man and two children were later recovered from the water at Lough Foyle.

They have been taken to a mortuary where post-mortem examinations will be held.

Gardai are appealing for anyone who was travelling on the road between 10pm and 10.30pm to come forward.

They want to hear from anyone who may have seen a Black Mitsubishi ASX, registration number 11 DL 1566, in the area at the time.