TWO people have died following a road traffic collision in yesterday, police say. 

Inspector Keir Kitt said: “The collision on the Doogary Road in Omagh was reported to us at 2:55pm on Monday, September 3, and involved a gold-coloured Volvo car and a red-coloured Scania articulated lorry.

“Sadly, the occupants of the Volvo car – a married couple aged in their 70s – died at the scene of the collision.

“The lorry driver was uninjured.

“I am appealing for witnesses or anyone who was travelling on the Doogary Road between 2:30 pm and the time the collision was reported to us to contact us.

“I am especially keen to hear from anyone who may have captured dashcam footage of the collision, or believe they saw the Volvo car prior to the collision.

“Please call 101, quoting reference 760 of 03/09/18.”

The elderly couple have not yet been named.