{"id":192030,"date":"2025-10-11T04:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T04:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/192030\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T04:15:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T04:15:10","slug":"cookstown-man-21-dies-following-road-crash-in-co-tyrone-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/192030\/","title":{"rendered":"Cookstown: Man (21) dies following\u00a0road crash in Co Tyrone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A person has been taken to hospital following a \u201cserious\u201d road crash.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760156110_715_74958e77-f63b-4024-b737-d3e6465bf18f.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">A person has been taken to hospital following a \u201cserious\u201d road crash.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Leebody and Kurtis Reid<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday at 20:48<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A 21-year-old man has died following a road crash in Co Tyrone this morning. <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">It was reported earlier today that a person had been taken to hospital following a \u201cserious\u201d road crash on the Pomeroy Road in Cookstown. <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A PSNI spokesperson has now confirmed that a 21-year-old man has died while a woman who was injured was taken to hospital. <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Inspector Cherith Adair of the Police Service of Northern Ireland\u2019s Collision Investigation Unit said: \u201cShortly after 6.45am, we received a report of a collision involving a grey Seat Leon and a grey Volkswagen Bora on the Pomeroy Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cOur officers attended alongside emergency service partners, however the male driver of one of the vehicles was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cA woman was also transferred to hospital for treatment for her injuries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Pomeroy Road, which had been closed at its junctions with the Drum Road and Drumnacross Road, for forensic examination, has now re-opened.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A person has been taken to hospital following a \u201cserious\u201d road crash.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760156110_715_74958e77-f63b-4024-b737-d3e6465bf18f.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">A person has been taken to hospital following a \u201cserious\u201d road crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">&#8216;The heart of the community&#8217;- A rural primary school in Co Down has been earmarked for closure due to low enrolment numbers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Inspector Cherith Adair added: \u201cOur enquiries 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 of 10\/10\/25.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Earlier today, a Northern Ireland Ambulance Service spokesperson said it had tasked two emergency ambulances and the Charity Air Ambulance to the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cFollowing assessment and initial treatment at the scene, 1 person was taken to Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast by Air Ambulance.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A person has been taken to hospital following a \u201cserious\u201d road crash. 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