Dylan McCann: Young Cookstown man named as victim of fatal four-vehicle collision in Newry area
Police have officially named the young man who died following a four-vehicle road traffic collision in Newry on Monday morning.
Dylan McCann, who was 23 and from the Cookstown area, passed away at the scene of the crash.
Emergency services received a report of the collision at approximately 6.30am.
Police, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene of the crash on the Armagh Road at its junction with Church Road.
Detective Inspector Stewart from the PSNI’s Collision Investigation Unit said: “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.”
Police have appealed to anyone with information about the collision or who has dashcam footage of what happened, to contact them using the witness appeal form at https://reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals quoting reference 159 19/10/26 or call us on 101.