A 39 year old man has died after his car crashed in Co Donegal last night.

It happened at Currinsport at around 9 o'clock last night when the car hit a pole.

He was the sole occupant of the car.

He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was taken to Letterkenny General Hospital.

The road is closed to facilitate an examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators and local diversions are in place.