Derry man killed in Inishowen car crash named locally

A second Derry man has died from injuries sustained in a crash in County Donegal on Saturday night has been named.

The victim, named locally as Eoghan Dawson (20), was involved in a fatal road accident at Cross, Quigley's Point at 11.15pm.

No other vehicles were involved in the tragic accident.

Eoghan suffered serious injuries and was rushed to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast but has since tragically passed. 

His cousin Kian Dawson was also involved in the accident and sadly died. 

Tributes have been flooding in on social media for Eoghan.

His good friend Gary Mc Devitt posted: “Can't believe I'm writing this. Feels like a bad dream boys. Wee Eoghan Dawson taken from us too soon, him and his wee cousin Kian. May yous rest in peace

“Let me tell yous about Eoghan. He was an absolute character, full of craic and didn't have a care in the world. Not only was he my wee gym buddy but felt like he was a wee brother to me. Always did my best to keep him right. Me and him always had a laugh so we did. I'm glad I had the opportunity to meet you bud and I hope u impacted your life as you did mine. 

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“To think that me and you were sitting chatting and joking away on Friday talking about doing this and that getting a day fishing anol. Life is nothing but cruel. 

“You always joked about being bigger and stronger than me. Had me tortured. Knew how to wind me up.  You are the bigger one and the stronger one now sir and you'll save many lives. Absolute warrior and I'm so proud of you brother. 

“Until we meet again, and that we will. I love you❤️

“Always

“The family have set up a go fund me. Please be kind and donate and support them.”

LMC Media added a fitting post on their Facebook page. 

It read: “One of a kind ❤️

“Unfortunately we’ve lost an integral part of the team. A man who a lot of you will know from events. My wee bro. My best mate. Eoghan ‘Dawsy’ Dawson. 

“Won’t be the same without you bro!

“For anyone who wishes to make a donation to the family of both him and his cousin Kian, who also sadly lost his life from the same accident, there is a GoFundMe linked in my bio. 

“Please keep this in mind if travelling home late from events folks. Stay safe!!”

And family member Belinda Doran took to Facebook to pay tribute following the tragic news of the boys passing. 

She said: “We are the family of the boys involved in the recent tragedy. A quick trip to their favourite place soon turned into a living nightmare. Two beautiful cousins Eoghán (20) and Kían (16) were involved in a fatal road accident and now will remain forever young. We would be extremely grateful if you could please donate what you can to help cover funeral costs and alleviate the pressure from our devastated family. Please like, comment, and share this post so that more people can see and contribute. Thank you.”

The link to the gofundme page is attached through this link.