Donegal mourns young mother and daughter (6) killed in Carndonagh road tragedy

This is the beautiful young mother and child who have tragically died following a road traffic collision near their home in Carndonagh.

Six-year-old Ella was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at Carrowmore, near Glentogher, Carndonagh, on Wednesday evening.

Mum Natalie McLaughlin passed away from her injuries at Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital less than 24 hours later, on Thursday evening.

Natalie, who was aged in her 20s, was well-known and well-respected in the Carndonagh area, where she worked as a nurse at a local doctor’s surgery.

A young female child, who was a backseat passenger in the car, is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Belfast’s Royal, while a male front seat passenger, aged in his 30s, is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry.

Carndonagh County Councillor Albert Doherty said the double tragedy was “really, really devastating to take on board”. 

“We are just a community that has been totally devastated. We are all raw with grief; we are sore to the core,” he said.

Cllr Doherty said the Inishowen community will do its best to rally to “support the family in the difficult times they have to face ahead.”