'˜All of a sudden the car just went under the water, it was desperate'

A man who was at the scene of Sunday night's tragedy in Buncrana has spoken of the terrible events he witnessed.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Mar 2016, 18:17 BST
Updated 21st Mar 2016, 18:22 BST
PACEMAKER BELFAST 21/03/2016 Flowers left at the Scene at the Pier in Buncrana Co Donegal, after Five people, including children, have died after a car went off a pier.Police said a man, a woman, two boys and another female, whose age is not yet known, died after the car entered the water at Buncrana on Sunday. A passer-by helped rescue a baby girl from the car. She is described as being in a stable condition in hospital. Picture Colm Lenaghan/ PacemakerPACEMAKER BELFAST 21/03/2016 Flowers left at the Scene at the Pier in Buncrana Co Donegal, after Five people, including children, have died after a car went off a pier.Police said a man, a woman, two boys and another female, whose age is not yet known, died after the car entered the water at Buncrana on Sunday. A passer-by helped rescue a baby girl from the car. She is described as being in a stable condition in hospital. Picture Colm Lenaghan/ Pacemaker
PACEMAKER BELFAST 21/03/2016 Flowers left at the Scene at the Pier in Buncrana Co Donegal, after Five people, including children, have died after a car went off a pier.Police said a man, a woman, two boys and another female, whose age is not yet known, died after the car entered the water at Buncrana on Sunday. A passer-by helped rescue a baby girl from the car. She is described as being in a stable condition in hospital. Picture Colm Lenaghan/ Pacemaker

Francis Crawford spoke to the Derry Journal in this video.

The family were on a day trip to Buncrana, Co Donegal when their Audi Q7 car slid off a slip way into Lough Swilly on Sunday evening.

Sean McGrotty, 46, was with sons Mark, 12, and Evan, eight, in the sports utility-type vehicle along with his mother-in-law Ruth Daniels, 57, and her 15-year-old daughter Jodie Lee.

The only survivor was four-month-old baby girl Rionaghac-Ann.

Some people may find details of the interview upsetting.

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