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Man dies following Dernawilt road crash

Dec 12, 2025 11:09
By News Northern Sound
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Man dies following Dernawilt road crash

69-year-old Francis Lynch was from the Roslea area.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland have confirmed that a man has died following a single vehicle road traffic collision near the village of Roslea, yesterday afternoon.

He was 69-year-old Francis Lynch from the Roslea area.

Chief Inspector Celeste Simpson from the Collision Investigation Unit said: "Police received a report shortly after 4:20pm of a single-vehicle collision in the Dernawilt Road area.

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"Officers alongside colleagues from Northern Ireland Ambulance Service attended, however, the driver sadly died at the scene.

"The Dernawilt Road was closed for some time but has since reopened.

"Collision Investigation Unit detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances and are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision or to anyone who may have CCTV, dash-cam or any other footage that could assist with enquiries, to contact detectives on 101, quoting reference number 1048 of 11/12/25."

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Alternatively, you can submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.

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