Three killed and four injured after horror crash in Northern Ireland

Three people killed and four injured after horror crash involving minivan and lorry in Northern Ireland

• Incident occurred on the A5 Tullyvar road just outside Aughnacloy this morning
• Sinn Fein MLA called for road to be made safer following ‘multiple tragedies’ 

Three people have been killed and four taken to hospital after a devastating crash in County Tyrone.

It is understood one of the vehicles involved was a minibus containing a number of people and that the other was a lorry.

The horror collision occurred on the A5 Tullyvar road just outside Aughnacloy on Thursday morning.

Colm Gildernew, Sinn Fein MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, extended his sympathies to the families of the victims, saying his thoughts ‘are with everyone involved in today’s tragic accident’.

Mr Gildernew made an appeal for the road where the accident occurred to be made safer, saying ‘multiple tragedies’ have occurred there. 

It is understood one of the vehicles involved was a minibus containing a number of people and the other was a lorry. Pictured: The scene following the incident

The incident occurred on the A5 Tullyvar road just outside Aughnacloy on Thursday morning

A large recovery vehicle was pictured at the scene following the horror crash near Aughnacloy

‘This news will devastate families and communities and friends and my thoughts are with each and every one of them,’ he said.

‘The A5 is a road that has seen multiple tragedies over many years and each and every one of those tragedies is an individual disaster for every family and community involved, and it is time that we seen this A5 road completed and made safe to allow people to travel on it in safety,’ he said.

SDLP West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan said the victims were from the Strabane area.

He said the local community had been ‘devastated’ by the tragedy.

‘The accident in Aughnacloy, that has claimed the lives of three local people from this community and left a number of others seriously injured, is an unspeakable tragedy that has devastated a number of families in this area and left the wider community shocked and heartbroken,’ he said.

Colm Gildernew, Sinn Fein MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, extended his sympathies to the families of the victims

‘I know a number of those involved in this crash and our thoughts and prayers go out to them and their families as they come to terms with what’s happened.

‘There’s little we can say to provide any kind of comfort at such a terrible time, but I know the entire community will rally around them in their time of need.

‘I am absolutely heartbroken for the families involved, this is a needless loss of life that has devastated our community and hit everyone very hard.’

A police cordon on the A5 outside Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone, following the serious road traffic incident

A spokesperson from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s collision investigation unit said: ‘Officers are in attendance at the scene and an investigation has commenced. 

‘The road remains closed at this stage. 

‘Four casualties have been taken to hospital. An update will follow in due course.’ 

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