08/12/2021

Man Dies In Strabane Collision

Police have issued an appeal for information following a fatal two-vehicle collision outside Strabane, County Tyrone.

A man, aged in his 20s, has died after the white Transporter van was involved in a collision with a red Scania cement lorry on the Victoria Road near Ballymagorry at about 3.25pm on Tuesday 07 December.

The PSNI have said that the driver of the cement lorry remains in hospital with serious injuries.

Anyone who was in the area at the time of the collision, in particular anyone with dashcam footage of the collision, is asked to contact police.


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