Co Tyrone: Van driver (26) charged with a number of offences after man (40s) and girl (8) sustain ‘serious injuries' in collision
A man arrested in connection with a serious road traffic collision in the Edergole Road area of Omagh on Saturday evening (July 25) has been charged to court.
The 26-year-old has been charged with driving with excess alcohol in breath, two counts of causing grievous bodily injury by dangerous driving, and a number of other related offences.
He is due to appear before Enniskillen Magistrates’ Court on Monday (July 27).
Police say as is usual procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.
In a statement on Sunday, the PSNI said they received a report at approximately 7.05pm of a collision involving a Peugeot Partner van and quad bike on the Edergole Road.
Chief Inspector McConville said: “Officers attended, alongside colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.
“A man, aged in his 40s, and eight-year-old female child, both sustained serious injuries, and were taken onward to hospital for further treatment.
“The driver of the van, a 26-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of offences including driving with excess alcohol in breath, and causing grievous bodily injury by driving carelessly with excess alcohol.
“The road which was closed for a time to allow for further enquiries, has now been fully reopened." Police are appealing for anyone with information about the collision or who has dash-cam footage of what happened, to contact them using the witness appeal form at https://reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals quoting reference 1380 25/07/26, or call 101.