Two women die on roads today despite EU-wide campaign on road safety

Two women have been killed in a road crash in Co Donegal.

A 19-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the single-vehicle crash on the R252 Glenfin Road outside Ballybofey at around 4.15pm.

A 38-year-old woman was taken to Letterkenny General Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

A man in his 40s who was also in the car was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The road between Ballybofey and Logue's Bridge is closed and diversions are in place.

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who saw the blue Citroen C3 in which they were travelling either between 4.15pm and 4.30pm on the Glenfin Road, or earlier in the day in the Ballybofey area, to contact them at Letterkenny Garda Station on 074-9167100, the Garda Confidential Line 1800-666111 or any garda station.

The deaths of the two women come on European Day Without A Road Death, or Project Edward, a plan to reduce road deaths across Europe and an average of 70 people die every day on European roads.