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06 Dec 2025

Donegal pensioner (82) killed in crash outside Omagh named

Bernadette (Bernie) Cranley, from Lifford in Co Donegal, died in a two-vehicle crash on Saturday

Donegal pensioner (82) killed in crash outside Omagh named

A woman aged in her 80s has died in a two-vehicle crash in Co Tyrone.

Bernadette (Bernie) Cranley was from Lifford in Co Donegal.

Ms Cranley, who was 82, was the driver of a silver Toyota Vitz that was involved in a collision with a blue Suzuki Vitara on the Mellon Road between Omagh and Newtownstewart near the Ulster American Folk Park at around 12.30pm on Saturday.

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

PSNI Inspector Cherith Adair, from the collision investigation unit, said: “Our inquiries 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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