Young girl left 'deeply shocked' after car flipped and overturned

A young girl has been left "deeply shocked" after nearly being hit by a suspected drink driver in the Cookstown area this afternoon.
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Police have posted pictures of the crash scene at Tulnacross Road.

The post reads: "Middle of the afternoon and once again we're quite literally picking up the pieces of a drunk getting behind the wheel of a car. The interior of it resembles a mobile off sales.

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"The damaged wall is what he hit first, flipping the car onto its roof and ending up where it's photographed.

PSNI picture of the scene of today's crash.PSNI picture of the scene of today's crash.
PSNI picture of the scene of today's crash.

"He missed a young girl who was coming the other direction by millimetres. Understandably she's deeply shocked by the incident.

"You've all seen the dramatic adverts, as we've shown so many times on these pages and as yet again today shows, they are an accurate portrayal of what happens when drunks attempt to drive. One arrested for a range of offences."

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