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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Elderly woman dies after A5 crash
An 82-year-old woman has died after a crash on the A5 in County Tyrone. She was Bernadette Cranley, known as Bernie, from Lifford in County Donegal. The car she was driving was in collision with a SUV on the Mellon Road between Omagh and Newtownstewart at about 12:30 BST on Saturday. The driver of the other vehicle, a woman in her 70s, was seriously injured and was taken to hospital by ambulance. The crash happened close to the entrance to the Ulster American Folk Park outside Omagh. Events which were due to take place at the park on Saturday night as part of the Bluegrass Omagh Festival were called off. Throw-in for the GAA match between Donegal and Tyrone in Ballybofey was also postponed until 19:15 local time due to the collision. The road, which was closed for a number of hours, has since reopened, police have said. West Tyrone assembly member (MLA) Daniel McCrossan said tragedies resulting from the A5 are "never ending". "Can I ask our community to keep all those affected in their thoughts and prayers," he added. More than 50 people have died on Northern Ireland's A5 road - which runs between Londonderry and Aughnacloy - since 2006. In the Republic of Ireland, three women have been killed in separate incidents on Saturday. Two pedestrians - one in her late 20s in County Wexford and another in her 60s in County Meath - and a cyclist in her 70s in County Clare died in the crashes. The road, which is more than 58 miles (94km) long, is single carriageway for most of its length, with overtaking lanes in some sections. The A5 is a vital artery of the Northern Ireland road network. It is also the main north-south route in the west of Northern Ireland, providing a link between County Donegal and Dublin, via the N2 in County Monaghan. A £1.2bn upgrade to the road was announced last year by then Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd, but is now the subject of a judicial review. Crash death families urge people to stop and think before posting online A5 road upgrade announcement hailed as 'momentous day'
BBC News
25-05-2025
- BBC News
A5: Elderly woman dies after two-vehicle crash
An 82-year-old woman has died after a crash on the A5 in County was Bernadette Cranley, known as Bernie, from Lifford in County car she was driving was in collision with a SUV on the Mellon Road between Omagh and Newtownstewart at about 12:30 BST on Saturday. The driver of the other vehicle, a woman in her 70s, was seriously injured and was taken to hospital by ambulance. The crash happened close to the entrance to the Ulster American Folk Park outside which were due to take place at the park on Saturday night as part of the Bluegrass Omagh Festival were called off. Throw-in for the GAA match between Donegal and Tyrone in Ballybofey was also postponed until 19:15 local time due to the road, which was closed for a number of hours, has since reopened, police have said. West Tyrone assembly member (MLA) Daniel McCrossan said tragedies resulting from the A5 are "never ending"."Can I ask our community to keep all those affected in their thoughts and prayers," he than 50 people have died on Northern Ireland's A5 road - which runs between Londonderry and Aughnacloy - since 2006. In the Republic of Ireland, three women have been killed in separate incidents on pedestrians - one in her late 20s in County Wexford and another in her 60s in County Meath - and a cyclist in her 70s in County Clare died in the crashes. What is the A5? The road, which is more than 58 miles (94km) long, is single carriageway for most of its length, with overtaking lanes in some A5 is a vital artery of the Northern Ireland road is also the main north-south route in the west of Northern Ireland, providing a link between County Donegal and Dublin, via the N2 in County Monaghan.A £1.2bn upgrade to the road was announced last year by then Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd, but is now the subject of a judicial review.
