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An elderly woman tragically lost her life in a fatal collision on the A5 in County Tyrone. Bernadette Cranley, affectionately known as Bernie, hailing from Lifford in County Donegal, was behind the wheel at the time of the incident. The collision occurred between her car and an SUV on the Mellon Road, situated between Omagh and Newtownstewart, around 12:30 BST last Saturday. The driver of the SUV, a woman in her 70s, sustained serious injuries and was promptly taken to the hospital via ambulance.
The crash took place near the entrance of the Ulster American Folk Park outside Omagh, causing a ripple effect on nearby events. The Bluegrass Omagh Festival events scheduled at the park for that evening had to be canceled. Furthermore, the GAA match between Donegal and Tyrone in Ballybofey was rescheduled to 19:15 local time due to the collision. Initially closed for several hours, the road has since been reopened, as confirmed by the police.
Daniel McCrossan, a member of the West Tyrone assembly, expressed concern over the continuous tragedies stemming from incidents on the A5. He urged the community to keep all those affected in their thoughts and prayers. Regrettably, over 50 individuals have lost their lives on the A5 road in Northern Ireland, linking Londonderry and Aughnacloy, since 2006. In a separate series of incidents on the same day in the Republic of Ireland, three women lost their lives – one pedestrian in County Wexford, another in her 60s in County Meath, and a cyclist in her 70s in County Clare.
The A5, spanning over 58 miles (94 km), primarily operates as a single carriageway with a few overtaking lanes. Serving as a crucial artery in the Northern Ireland road network, it acts as the primary north-south route in the west of Northern Ireland. It facilitates a connection between County Donegal and Dublin through the N2 in County Monaghan, making it a vital component of the region’s infrastructure. Despite a proposed £1.2bn upgrade announced last year by the former Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd, the initiative is currently mired in a judicial review
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