Tributes have been paid to this young father after he was killed in a road crash while on a mercy mission to visit a seriously ill brother.
We can reveal that Mark McDaid had driven almost 300km to visit his sibling when he was killed in the horror smash early yesterday morning.
The brother was in hospital in Galway after he received serious injuries while working on a boat in Rossaveal harbour on Monday and Mr McDaid and other family members had been mounting a bedside vigil for several days.
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He was staying overnight at a property in the Cummer, near Tuam when he went for a walk at around 12.30am – and was then struck by the car.
Mr McDaid, who was from the Carndonagh area of north Donegal and had only married his fiancée in July, was critically injured at the scene and was rushed to University Hospital Galway, where medics were treating his seriously ill brother.
But tragically Mr McDaid, who was in his 40s and had a number of children, later lost his fight for life.
Sources confirmed last night that Mr McDaid, who came from a well-known family in the Carndonagh area, was in Galway to visit his brother.
A source said: “The family had been down at the hospital for the brother,” a source said.
“He was badly injured on Monday when he was working on a boat at Rossaveal harbour.
“There was an accident and he received bad crush injuries, especially to his back.
“Mark and the rest of the family were down there.
“Mark and another relative were staying over on Saturday night and he must have gone for a late night, that’s when the accident happened.”
Sources said Mr McDaid was a lorry driver and well-known in the Carndonagh and Culdaff areas of Donegal.
“Everyone is very shocked and very upset.
“They are a very popular family in the area. It is a real tragedy."
Gardai in Co Galway are appealing for witnesses to the accident.
A spokesman said the accident happened at around 12.30am on the N83, 10km southwest of Tuam.
The spokesman said: “Shortly after 12:30am, Gardaí were alerted to a collision involving a car and a pedestrian on the N83 at Cahervoley, Cummer near Tuam.
“The pedestrian, a man in his mid-40s, was taken from the scene to University Hospital Galway (UHG) where he was later pronounced dead. The driver of the car, a man in his 30s, did not require hospital treatment.
“Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this incident to come forward. Road users with camera footage (including dash cam) who were travelling in the area at the time are asked to make it available to investigating Gardaí.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Tuam Garda Station on 093 70840, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
Meanwhile, gardai in Dublin are also investigating a road fatality.
A male pedestrian died after he was struck by a car in Poppintree, Ballymun at around 1am.
The pedestrian, who was aged in his 30s, was taken from the scene to the Mater Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The driver of the car did not require hospital treatment.
A spokesman said: “Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.
“Road users with camera footage (including dash-cam) who were travelling in the area at the time are asked to make it available to Gardaí.
“Anyone with information is asked to contact Ballymun Garda station on 01 6664400, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.”
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