A Donegal family have a narrow escape after a lorry smashed into their home in the early hours today.
The lorry was travelling from Derry to Letterkenny on the main N13 and suddenly went out of control. The vehicle smashed into a house at Killverry in Newtowncunningham at around 6.45am.
According to the reports, it was a large tree near the house saved the lives of people inside as the lorry got struck with the tree before making further damage to the house.
The family is left without injuries. The driver of the lorry, a man in his 40s have been taken to Letterkenny University Hospital with injuries. The injuries are believed to be non-life threatening.
A recovery operation to remove lorry from the scene is ongoing.