31/03/2014

Two Men Killed In Car Accident

Two men have died following a road accident in Cookstown, Co Tyrone.

They were Grant Archer, 23 from Newmills, and 28-year-old Robert Wilkinson from Cookstown.

The accident happened on the Old Coagh Road at around 4am on Sunday morning.

It is understood the car crashed through two gardens before ending up on its side.

No other vehicles were involved in the incident.

Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the accident to contact them.

The deaths bring the total number of people killed on Northern Ireland's roads since the beginning of the year to 16.

(JP)

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