LAST UPDATE | 27 Apr 2023
POLICE IN NORTHERN Ireland are appealing for information after three died in a road traffic collision in Co Tyrone earlier today.
Emergency services were alerted to the incident at around 7.15am in the Tullyvay Road area of the A5, close to Aughnacloy.
A minivan and a lorry were involved in the collision. The three people who died were travelling in the minivan.
Four other people have been hospitalised.
The road forms part of the main route from Dublin to Derry and is around four miles from the border in Co Monaghan.
It was closed in both directions as a result but has since been reopened.
Sergeant Harrison from the PSNI’s Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Our investigation is underway and we are appealing to anyone who was travelling in the area at the time of the collision or who has dash-cam footage to please contact us on 101 quoting quote reference number 283 of 27/04/23.”
SDLP MLA for West Tyrone Daniel McCrossan said it is his understanding that those killed were from the Strabane area.
McCrossan said “many hearts will be broken and sore by the devastating news which has hit our community very hard”.
Many hearts across Strabane will be broken & sore by the devastating news which has hit our community very hard.
— Daniel McCrossan MLA 🕊 (@McCrossanMLA) April 27, 2023
There are no words on this earth for a such a painful & personal loss and I know it will be felt most acutely by the many affected and by our entire local community
West Tyrone MP for Sinn Fein Órfhlaith Begley called the incident “heart breaking” and added that her thoughts are with all those involved in the collision.
The PSNI stated that it is aware that people are sharing images of the crash scene on social media platforms, and has implored the public to desist from doing so.
Superintendent Mervyn Seffen said: “Three people have sadly lost their lives in this tragic collision and our thoughts are with their family and friends today. Do not add to their distress by viewing or sharing these images.”
With reporting by Hayley Halpin
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