Woman, 78, dies in head-on crash in Co Tyrone

A 78-year-old woman has died in a road crash in Dungannon.

The pensioner who died in the two-vehicle head-on collision has been named as Joyce Crooks from the Cookstown area.

The collision happened around 7pm on Monday in the Cookstown Road area outside Dungannon.

Inspector Cherith Adair, of the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Our officers attended with other emergency partners and provided medical assistance.

“Five people were taken to hospital for treatment to their injuries, however, Joyce Crooks sadly passed away later in hospital.”

Ms Adair appealed for any witnesses or anyone with CCTV or other camera footage from the scene to come forward.