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13 Jan 2026

Emergency road closure to facilitate removal of crashed lorry in Redcastle field

Main R238 route between Moville and Quigley's Point to be closed from 6pm-9pm this evening

Emergency road closure to facilitate removal of crashed lorry in Redcastle field

The road will be closed for a period of three hours.

The main R238 road between Quigley’s Point and Moville will be closed this evening, Monday, January 12.

Donegal County Council has not cited a reason for the emergency closure, which will be in place from 6pm until 9pm, but it’s understood that it’s to facilitate the removal of a lorry, which crashed near Redcastle earlier this morning.

The huge truck remains overturned in a field at Carrickmaquigley, on the Moville side of Redcastle village, and it will take a major operation to remove it.

A Garda spokesperson outlined details of the crash to Donegal Live this morning: “Gardai received a report of a single-vehicle road traffic incident at Carrickmaquigley, Redcastle, County Donegal, on 12th January 2026.”

“The incident, involving a HGV, occurred shortly after 7:30am. There are no injuries reported at this time.”

Motorists are advised to plan alternative routes where possible this evening, and to allow for additional travel time.

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