A 16-year-old boy has died after a single-car crash in Quigley’s Point in County Donegal.

The male passenger died at the scene, gardaí (Irish police) have said.

He has been named locally as Kian Dawson from the Carnhill area in Londonderry.

The driver, a man in his 20s, was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast for treatment of injuries.

BBC News NI understands that the driver of the car, who is also from Derry, is in a critical condition.

The crash happened on the R240 at Cross at about 23:15 local time on Saturday.

The road was closed on Sunday morning to allow for an examination of the scene by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to contact them.

At the scene: BBC reporter Kevin Sharkey, in Quigley’s Point

The crash happened beside a sweeping bend on a country road.

The loss of life here last night is the latest in a long line of tragedies on roads in the Inishowen peninsula in recent years.

Many of the previous victims have been from local communities.

I understand that the young people involved in this tragedy had travelled from across the border.

There were poignant scenes as the small car, which hit a bridge, was lifted from the crash site and taken away on the back of a lorry, under garda escort.

A heartbreaking outcome just a day after two young friends went for a drive together.

Inishowen councillor Terry Crossan said news of the crash was “absolutely heartbreaking”.

“Out here in Inishowen it has happened so often, time and time again, absolute tragedies… It doesn’t bear thinking about at all,” he told BBC News NI.

“We’ve had our fair share [of accidents], all in almost the same sort of general area.”

The community of Inishowen will be offering their prayers and heartfelt condolences, Mr Crossan added.

“This will impact on the whole of the community and whenever the names of the victims begin to emerge it will hit home even harder,” he said.

“There’s not much that you can say, you just pray for them and hope that they can get through this tragedy.”

In a separate crash in County Donegal, three people have been taken to hospital following a two-car collision on Sunday morning.

It happened at about 09:00 local time at Inver.

Gardaí said the road remains closed with local diversions in place.