Funeral to be held for Cookstown woman Jayne Burnside killed in road accident

A funeral service will be held today for the Cookstown woman killed in a road accident on Saturday morning.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Apr 2015, 11:06 BST
Jayne Burnside from the Cookstown area.Jayne Burnside from the Cookstown area.
Jayne Burnside from the Cookstown area.

Jayne Burnside who was 23-years-old died after she was struck by a car on the Gortagammon Road, Tullyhogue just before 1.00am.

She will be laid to rest in Donaghmore Upper Churchyard on Tuesday, after a funeral service in her home in Tullyhogue, Cookstown at 1pm.

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It emerged that four people from Mid Ulster were killed in road accidents over the weekend.

The scene at Tulloyhogue, outside Cookstown where a 23 year old woman lost her life in a road accidentThe scene at Tulloyhogue, outside Cookstown where a 23 year old woman lost her life in a road accident
The scene at Tulloyhogue, outside Cookstown where a 23 year old woman lost her life in a road accident

Four people from Mid Ulster killed on roads in devastating weekendAs well, as the two women Jayne Burnside [23] and Bernie McNicholl who was in her fifties, it emerged that the crash victim in Strabane was Sean McElwee from Cookstown, while a lorry driver killed on the M1 near Drogheda was Richard Patterson originally from Stewartstown.

Man charged with causing death of Cookstown man Sean McElweeA man has appeared in court over the death of Sean McElwee, charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

PSNI assistant Chief Constable Chirs Noble said he “can’t recall a week as bad as the one we’ve just seen in terms of road death numbers.”

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He added: “Once again we are appealing to all road-users to take responsibility for making our highways a safer place.

“It has been another tragic weekend for families across Northern Ireland who have lost loved ones as a result of road traffic collisions.”

Flowers mark scene of second road tragedy in Cookstown