Young girl dies and three hurt in Donegal crash
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A young girl has died in a road crash in County Donegal.
It happened on the R240 at Carrowmore, Glentogher, Carndonagh, shortly before 18:30 local time on Wednesday.
A spokesperson for the Gardaí (Irish police) said the emergency services were alerted to a collision involving a car and a van.
Three other people in the car – including a man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s who was the driver, and another girl - were taken to Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry where they all remain in a serious condition.
No other injuries have been reported.
Carndonagh Sinn Féin councillor Albert Doherty told BBC News NI the local community was "raw with grief" following the crash.
"People here are just heartbroken and devastated to again think that we have lost a young child on the roads and a local family are faced with the loss of a loved one," he said.
He paid tribute to the emergency services who attended the scene on Wednesday evening.
Gardaí have said the road remains closed on Thursday morning.
Donegal Sinn Féin TD (MP) Pádraig Mac Lochlainn said news of the crash was "heartbreaking".
He said his "thoughts and prayers" are with the family of the young girl and with those who are seriously injured.
Gardaí are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision or who has dashcam footage to come forward.