Funeral on Wednesday of Carrigart road traffic incident victim
Father-of-six Danny Gallagher, of The Glebe, Downings, who was in his 70s, passed away following a single-vehicle collision on the R245 at approximately 1pm on Saturday
The pensioner who died in a road traffic incident in Carrigart on Saturday will be laid to rest on Wednesday.
Father-of-six Danny Gallagher, of The Glebe, Downings, who was in his 70s, passed away following a single-vehicle collision on the R245 at approximately 1pm.
Mr Gallagher, who was driving a van, was pronounced dead at the scene.
His body was removed to the mortuary at Letterkenny University Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
The road was closed for technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators, with local diversions put in place for a time.
Mr Gallagher is survived by his wife Marian, daughters Roisin and Sharon, sons Seamus, Martin, Paul and Danny, brothers Ned and Micheal, sisters AnneMarie and Cait and a large circle of family and friends.
His funeral will take place on Wednesday at 11am in the Church of St. John the Baptist followed by interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to the incident to come forward.
A Garda spokesperson said: “Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the area between 12.10pm and 1.10pm are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.
“Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milford Garda Station on (074) 915 3060, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.”