Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Belfast Live
Belfast Live
National
Nathan Hanna

PSNI Cookstown attend scene as falling tree hits into car and electric cables come down

A tree hit into a car last night with the occupants of the vehicle managing to escape with only "minor injuries".

Electric cables also came down during the incident in Cookstown, Co Tyrone, as the road was closed for a number of hours.

Around 11pm on Saturday, the PSNI said: "We're currently dealing with Road Traffic Collision where a tree that has come down onto a car on the Dungannon Road opposite the 24hr Maxol.

"Electric cables have also come down so the ROAD IS CLOSED between the main roundabout and the junction at ASDA. Diversions via Sandholes Road / Sweep Road

"Thankfully only minor injuries to those in the car."

In a later post, PSNI Cookstown said: "Cable's fixed. Power's on. Tree's cleared. Road's reopened.

"Top job from the NIE boys working through some seriously grim weather to get everything fixed before the morning.

"Also a big thank you to Mikey D's for the coffees to keep us warm and to the Maxol 24hr for use of facilities.

" Stormy weather is easing a bit now but we're still finding fences and branches down with a lot of debris on the roads. Drive safe."

For more of today's top stories in Belfast and beyond, click here.

Keep up-to-date with all the very latest news, what's on, sport and everything else in Belfast and beyond with the Belfast Live app.

Only select news that interests you by picking the topics you want to display on the app's homepage. Plus, our enhanced user experience includes live blogs, video, interactive maps and slick picture galleries. Download it now and get involved.

Click here to get it from the App Store or here for Google Play .

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.