A MAN HAS died after being hit by a car in Donegal in the early hours of this morning.

The pedestrian in his late 60s was pronounced dead at the scene and his body remains at scene.

It happened at 2:50 this morning at McClays corner on the Letterkenny side of Stranolar.

The road remains closed to facilitate a forensic collision investigation and local diversions are in place.

DONEGAL: N13 closed at McClays corner on Letterkenny side of Stranolar after fatal crash this morn. Local diversions. http://t.co/xIOpAblVS1
— The AA Ireland (@aaroadwatch) April 5, 2015

AA Roadwatch / Twitter

Any witnesses or anyone with any information is asked to contact Ballybofey Garda Station on 074 9137740, The Garda Confidential Line on 1800-666-111, or any Garda station.

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Pedestrian killed after being hit by car in Donegal

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