Police name Cookstown man Dylan McCann as victim of four-vehicle crash in Newry

DYLAN McCann, from Cookstown, was the man who died in a four-vehicle crash in Newry on Monday, October 19.

The 23-year-old was driving one of the cars and died at the scene after the road traffic collision, involving a lorry, van and two cars. Two people were taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Detective Inspector Stewart, from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Collision Investigation Unit, said: “We received a report of the collision at approximately 6.30am on Monday morning, 19th October, at the junction of Armagh Road and Church Road.

“Officers attended, alongside our colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service.

“The collision involved a white Scania lorry, white Renault Master van, blue BMW and white Toyota Auris. Medical treatment was provided to those injured – however, very sadly Dylan was pronounced deceased at the scene.

“Both the passenger and driver of the van remain in hospital where they are receiving treatment for serious injuries, while the drivers of the Toyota Auris and the Scania lorry were uninjured.

“We would appeal to anyone with information about the collision or who has dash-cam footage of what happened, to contact police using our witness appeal form at https://reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals quoting reference 159 19/10/26 or call us on 101.”