Man (21) dies and woman taken to hospital after Tyrone collision
Kenneth Fox
A 21-year-old man has died following a road crash in Co Tyrone.
The collision happened in the Cookstown area on Friday morning.
Shortly after 6:45 am, police received a report of a crash involving a grey Seat Leon and a grey Volkswagen Bora on the Pomeroy Road.
Inspector Cherith Adair of the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Collision Investigation Unit said: “Our officers attended alongside emergency service partners, however, the male driver of one of the vehicles was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene.
“A woman was also transferred to the hospital for treatment for her injuries.
“The Pomeroy Road, which had been closed at its junctions with the Drum Road and Drumnacross Road, as we conducted a forensic examination, has now reopened.
“Our inquiries are continuing, and we would appeal to anyone who witnessed the collision, or who may have digital footage which could assist with our investigation, to contact the collision investigation unit on 101, quoting reference number 235."
