PSNI confirm 82-year-old Donegal woman was killed in crash outside Omagh

Bernadette (Bernie) Cranley from Lifford was 82 yearsplaceholder image
Bernadette (Bernie) Cranley from Lifford was 82 years

Bernadette (Bernie) Cranley who was from Lifford, was the driver of a silver Toyota Vitz which was in collision with a blue Suzuki Vitara on the Mellon Road on the A5 between Omagh and Newtownstewart

The PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) have confirmed that a Donegal woman aged in her 80s has died following a two-vehicle collision outside Omagh on Saturday afternoon.

Bernadette (Bernie) Cranley who was from Lifford, was aged 82. She was the driver of a silver Toyota Vitz which was in collision with a blue Suzuki Vitara on the Mellon Road between Omagh and Newtownstewart, Co Tyrone, near the Ulster-American Folk Park at around 12.30pm.

The other driver, a woman in her 70s, was taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment to serious injuries.

Inspector Cherith Adair, from the Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Our enquiries are ongoing into the circumstances of the collision, and we would like to hear from witnesses or anyone who may have captured dash-cam footage which could assist us.”

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