3 Killed in Cookstown car crash

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Two men and a woman have died in a car crash in County Tyrone.

Four other people were taken to Craigavon hospital by ambulance after the collision between two cars on the Drum Road in Cookstown.

It happened shortly before 0100 BST on Monday. When the emergency services arrived at the scene, they found a man and a woman already dead.

Another man died later. Fire crews had to use hydraulic equipment to cut people out of the two cars.

A man and a woman who were injured in the accident are in a serious but stable condition in hospital. Two younger people are in a stable condition.

Fire Service Assistant Group Commander Fergal Leonard, who was at the scene of the accident, said it was "a tragic situation".

"Fire appliances from Cookstown and Dungannon responded," he said.

"There were four people in one car and three in the other.

"We were able to administer first aid to the people. We used hydraulic cutting equipment to free people from the wreckage.

Mid-Ulster MP, Martin McGuinness has sent his sympathies to the families of the crash victims.

The Drum Road remains closed between the Dunamore Road and Killeenan Road.

BBC

[longball]

Hapened just in front of where I work. Part of Road still closed. Husband and wife killed.

[Onion Bag]

Horrific accident, my deepest sympathies goes out to the families concerned,

There has been far to many tragic RTA's  this year already