Overview
- A competing car left the road during the Gartan stage at Trentagh and struck a group of spectators, with emergency services called shortly before 5pm on Saturday.
- Gardaí named the deceased as 15-year-old Tadhg Callaghan‑Carter, who was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital and later pronounced dead.
- Two other people were taken to Letterkenny University Hospital with injuries described as stable and non-life-threatening.
- Organisers cancelled the remainder of the Donegal International Rally and preserved the scene for a technical examination while Motorsport Ireland and Gardaí lead a coordinated inquiry.
- Authorities have appealed for witnesses and asked anyone with mobile or dash-cam footage to submit it to investigators rather than circulating it online, and the incident recalls past fatal crashes that have raised spectator safety questions at the event.