{"id":455243,"date":"2026-05-18T17:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/455243\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:50:10","slug":"omagh-man-killed-in-tragic-collision-had-close-donegal-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/455243\/","title":{"rendered":"Omagh man killed in tragic collision had close Donegal connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man who died following a road crash in Omagh over the weekend has been named locally as Adrian Slevin.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Slevin, from Dromore, died following the collision on the Clanabogan Road on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>He is remembered as a treasured husband, father, son, brother and friend.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Slevin\u2019s wife, Michelle, has strong family ties to Killygordon through her mother, Maureen O\u2019Donnell, n\u00e9e Callaghan, who is originally from Calhame.<\/p>\n<p>Adrian is survived by his wife, children Caitlin and Cora, parents Patsy and Dympna, and sisters Aisling Fogarty (Eddie) and Rosie McDonagh (Gerard).<\/p>\n<p>He is also mourned by his brother-in-law Ryan O\u2019Donnell, his sister-in-law Niamh Donaghy, his parents-in-law Michael and Maureen, and his wider family circle.<\/p>\n<p>Funeral and wake arrangements to follow.<\/p>\n<p>Road Victim Support Northern Ireland offered condolences following Mr Slevin\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-sans font-semibold text-xl md:text-[30px] leading-9 text-primary w-full\">\n        You may also be interested in\n    <\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donegaldaily.com\/courts\/buncrana-man-brought-to-court-after-failing-to-leave-ex-wifes-property-634297\" class=\"block w-2\/5 shrink-0\" aria-label=\"Buncrana man in court for failing to leave ex-wife\u2019s property\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/buncrana-man-in-court-for-failing-to-leave-ex-wife-rsquo-s-property.png\" class=\"max-w-full w-full h-full object-contain relative z-10\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\"  alt=\"Buncrana man in court for failing to leave ex-wife\u2019s property\" \/><\/p>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donegaldaily.com\/sport\/donegal-team-wins-all-ireland-inter-county-badminton-title-634456\" class=\"block w-2\/5 shrink-0\" aria-label=\"Donegal Badminton crowned All-Ireland inter-county champs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/donegal-badminton-crowned-all-ireland-inter-county-champs.jpg\" class=\"max-w-full w-full h-full object-contain relative z-10\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\"  alt=\"Donegal Badminton crowned All-Ireland inter-county champs\" \/><\/p>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sudden loss of a loved one brings unimaginable shock and grief, and no family should ever have to face such heartbreak alone,\u201d said a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease know that Road Victim Support Northern Ireland is here to offer emotional and practical support in any way we can to anyone affected by this tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also extend our sincere thanks to the Police Service of Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and Northern Ireland Fire &amp; Rescue Service for their response and care in extremely difficult circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with Adrian\u2019s loved ones and all those affected at this very sad time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man who died following a road crash in Omagh over the weekend has been named locally as&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455244,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-455243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}