Man dies after weekend crash in Donegal

The 34-year-old was a passenger in a van when it overturned .

THE MAN WHO was seriously injured in a crash in Donegal on Saturday has died.

Named locally as Stephen McElwaine, the 34-year-old sustained serious injuries when the van he was travelling in overturned on a rural road.

He was a passenger in the vehicle when it flipped over on the Drumkeen to Stranorlar Road in the townland of Ballinaglack. He was taken to Letterkenny General Hospital where he died from his injuries today.

Another passenger and the driver, both men, were treated at the scene for minor injuries.

RTÉ reports that the deceased’s mother travelled home from a holiday in Canada today.

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