Pensioner dies after being hit by car outside Dungannon

Q Newsdesk

A woman in her 70's has died after being hit by a car on the Quintinmanus Road outside Dungannon.

It happened close to the junction with the Gortnaglush Road shortly before 11 this morning.

A second pedestrian - a woman in her 60's -has been taken to hospital with injuries which are not believed to be life threatening.

The driver of the car was not injured.

Police have named the fatality as Bridget Currie, from the Dungannon area.

A PSNI statement said:

Police can confirm that a female pedestrian, aged in her 70s, has died following a road traffic collision on the Quintinmanus Road outside Dungannon this morning, Sunday 15 September.

Bridget Currie, from the Dungannon area, was struck by a Renault Megane car close to the junction of Gortnaglush Road shortly before 11am.  A second pedestrian, a woman aged in her 60s, was taken to hospital for treatment for her injuries that are not believed to be life threatening.  The female driver of the car was not injured as a result of the collision.

Inspector Brown is appealing for anyone who was travelling on the Quintinmanus Road this morning and who witnessed the collision or anyone who has any dash cam footage of the collision to contact local officers in Dungannon or the Collision Investigation Unit on 101 quoting reference 810 15/09/19.