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Man arrested after Bundoran road accident kills two

A woman and two men also suffered serious injuries and are being treated in hospital in Sligo.

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A man has been arrested after a road accident in which two were killed and three injured in Co Donegal.

The vehicle they were travelling in hit a wall at Eastend, Bundoran, in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Gardai said the man and woman who died, aged in their 20s, were passengers in the car.

A woman and two men, also aged in their 20s, suffered serious injuries and are being treated in hospital in Sligo.

Gardai at the scene of the accident
Three other people were hurt in the incident (Niall Carson/PA)

“He was arrested and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act at Ballyshannon Garda Station.

“Investigations are ongoing.”

Emergency services at the scene
One man has been arrested (Niall Carson/PA)

The Peugeot car appeared to have hit a yellow brick perimeter wall and partially demolished it.

The engine and a rear axle had dislodged and were lying in the street.

The vehicle came to rest a short distance away up the road.

Emergency vehicles were still at the scene on Sunday afternoon.

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