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| Two men die after lorries collide | Two men die after lorries collide |
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| Two men, one aged 20 and another in his 30s, have died after a collision between two lorries on the A5 between Omagh and Newtownstewart. | Two men, one aged 20 and another in his 30s, have died after a collision between two lorries on the A5 between Omagh and Newtownstewart. |
| The crash happened close to the Mellon Country Inn shortly before 1530 GMT. | The crash happened close to the Mellon Country Inn shortly before 1530 GMT. |
| The 20-year-old was the driver of one of the lorries, while the other man was a passenger in the second. The other driver has been taken to hospital. | The 20-year-old was the driver of one of the lorries, while the other man was a passenger in the second. The other driver has been taken to hospital. |
| His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. A PSNI spokeswoman said the road had been closed. | His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. A PSNI spokeswoman said the road had been closed. |
| Tommy Blee from the Ambulance Service attended the crash. | |
| "It was a harrowing scene. The A5 is a notorious piece of road which has claimed another two lives," he said. | |
| Bert Wilson, chairman of Omagh Council, said there have been a number of road deaths in the area recently. | Bert Wilson, chairman of Omagh Council, said there have been a number of road deaths in the area recently. |
| "At my last two council meetings, my first job when I was opening the meeting was to extend or sympathy to people killed on the Ballygawley side of Omagh," he said. | "At my last two council meetings, my first job when I was opening the meeting was to extend or sympathy to people killed on the Ballygawley side of Omagh," he said. |