TWO PEOPLE HAVE died and four others have been injured in a road crash between two vehicles in Co Donegal.

The crash occurred on the N15 in Birchhill. Emergency services were alerted to the incident shortly after 2pm.

Two occupants of one vehicle, a man in his 20s and a man in his 30s, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Their remains have been removed to Letterkenny Univerity Hospital where post-mortem examinations will take place in due course. The Coroner has been notified, gardaí said.

Two other occupants within the same vehicle – a woman and a man, both aged in their 20s – were taken to hospital for treatment of their injuries, which are believed to be non-life threatening.

Two occupants in the second vehicle, a man and a woman in their 40s, are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries in Letterkenny University Hospital.

Garda Forensic Collision Investigators are due to undergo a technical examination of the scene and the road has been closed.

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision to come forward.