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Man (28) dies in accident after car he was working on falls

Emergency services and gardaí responded to the call-out last night, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

A MAN HAS died in Co. Donegal after a car he was working in fell on top of him.

Emergency services responded to the scene at Kilcar last night, but the man died from his injuries at the scene.

He was pronounced dead at the scene at around 9.40pm.

Gardaí confirmed the man who died was aged 28. Further details of his identity haven’t been released.

Kilcar is a small Gaeltacht village around 15km from Killybegs.

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