Woman (35) dies following road crash

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Woman (35) Dies Following Road Crash
Police have named the victim as Oonagh Burns (35) from the Strabane area. Photo: PSNI
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By Rebecca Black, PA

A Tyrone woman has died following a road crash at the weekend.

Police have named the victim as Oonagh Burns (35), from the Strabane area, who was driving a car which crashed on the A5 close to Bready on Sunday.

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PSNI Inspector Cherith Adair issued an appeal for witnesses.

 

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She said: “35-year-old Oonagh Burns, from the Strabane area, was driving a white Seat Leon on the Victoria Road when it left the carriageway close to the junction with the Grangefoyle Road, at around 1.40pm on Sunday afternoon.

“Sadly, Oonagh was pronounced dead at the scene. Victoria Road was closed for a number of hours following the collision but has now reopened.

“Our investigation is under way and I would ask anyone who was travelling in the area at the time of the collision to review any dashcam footage they may have captured and to make contact with the PSNI Collision Investigation Unit at Sprucefield by calling 101, quoting reference number 813 07/04/24.

“You can also submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.”

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There have been more than 50 fatalities since 2006 on the A5 road, which links Derry and Donegal with Dublin.

A scheme to turn the road into a dual carriageway was first approved by the Stormont Executive in 2007 but it has been held up by legal challenges and uncertainty over funding.

There have been 77 road deaths on the island of Ireland so far this year – 61 in the Republic and 16 in the North.

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