TWO ELDERLY men have been rushed to the hospital following a single-vehicle traffic collision on a busy road in Co Tyrone.
The crash, involving a silver Range Rover, occurred in the Ballymagowan Road area of Clogher at around 4:20pm yesterday.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland and emergency services rushed to the scene shortly after the alarm was raised.
The driver of the vehicle, a man aged in his 80s, and the accompanying passenger, a man in his 90s, were both transported to the hospital for treatment to their injuries.
It is unknown how severe their injuries from the crash are.
The cops reported that the road was closed for a period of time to facilitate emergency services, with local diversions put in place.
The road has now fully reopened since the incident was cleared.
The PSNI confirmed that the investigation is ongoing.
PSNI Inspector Morton said: “The driver of the vehicle, a man aged in his 80s, and accompanying passenger, a man aged in his 90s, were both transported to hospital for treatment to their injuries.
“The road was closed for a time to facilitate emergency services, but has now fully reopened to road users.
“Our investigation is underway to determine what happened, and we are especially keen to hear from anyone who has footage of the vehicle in the area prior to, or at the time of the collision.”
People with information or dash-cam, mobile or other footage are urged to contact police on 101, quoting reference number 995 07/06/25.
Separately, two men were hospitalised following a horror crash between two motorcycles and a car in Co Kildare on June 5.
The incident, which left both motorcyclists with injuries, occurred on the R415 in Boley Little, Athy Co Kildare.
Gardai and emergency services raced to the scene of the crash at around 7.30pm yesterday evening.
SERIOUS INJURIES
One of the men on a motorbike, who is aged in his 20’s, was taken straight to Tallaght Hospital.
He is being treated for serious injuries.
The second motorbike driver, also a man in his 20’s, was brought to the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise.
He is being treated for injuries believed to be non life threatening.
No other injuries were reported from the scene of the collision.
The road was closed off so that members of a Garda Forensics Examination team could investigate the scene.
And Gardai have appealed for witnesses, calling on anyone with information which might be useful to come forward.
The crash took place in the Ballymagowan Road area of Clogher[/caption]
