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| Man dies after Tyrone car crash | Man dies after Tyrone car crash |
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| A man in his late teens has died after his car hit a wall in County Tyrone. | A man in his late teens has died after his car hit a wall in County Tyrone. |
| It is the fifth road death in the area this year. It happened at the junction of Drum Road and Sandholes Road in Cookstown at about 0420 BST on Sunday. | |
| It is understood the man who was driving the car mounted a traffic island and hit a wall. No other vehicle was involved. | |
| A married couple, Peter and Kathleen Toner and 19-year-old David Joel Marshall were killed nearby in April. | |
| They died after a two-car collision in which four other people were injured on 27 April. | |
| In February, a 26-year-old man was killed on the main Dungannon to Cookstown road in a car accident. | In February, a 26-year-old man was killed on the main Dungannon to Cookstown road in a car accident. |
| Local councillor Tony Quinn, SDLP, said: "Obviously, people are concerned and shocked and numb at this further death. | |
| "Our roads are very unsafe, we need to try and stop these collisions. We've lost four or five people this year and it's totally unacceptable." | |
| The Drum Road at the junction of the Sandholes Road has now been reopened to traffic. | The Drum Road at the junction of the Sandholes Road has now been reopened to traffic. |
| Forty-nine people have been killed on Northern Ireland's roads so far this year. | Forty-nine people have been killed on Northern Ireland's roads so far this year. |