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Damien Edgar

Road closed for tragic Cookstown Boxing Day collision investigation

The Dungannon Road in Cookstown is to close to allow for police to investigate a fatal road traffic collision just before Christmas.

The road will be closed between the Loughry Roundabout to Desertcreat Road, between 10am and 3pm on Sunday.

Diversions have been put in place and police have asked drivers are to seek an alternative route for their journeys where possible.

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The collision being investigated is a fatal incident involving two vehicles which happened on the same stretch of road on Boxing Day last year.

Tragically, three people were killed as a result of the collision, while five others were injured.

A PSNI spokesperson said: "Police are advising motorists that the Dungannon Road, Cookstown, will be closed today, Sunday 5 March, from the Loughry Roundabout to Desertcreat Road, between 10am and 3pm.

"The closure is to facilitate the investigation into a fatal two vehicle road traffic collision which occurred in the area on Monday 26 December, 2022.

"Diversions will be in place. Drivers are asked to seek an alternative route for their journeys where possible."

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