The people who died in a crash near Aughnacloy, County Tyrone, have been named locally as Dan McKane, Christine Duffy and Julia McSorley.
The people who died in a crash near Aughnacloy, County Tyrone, have been named locally as Dan McKane, his sister Christine Duffy and their aunt Julia McSorley.A parish priest said the family were returning from their aunt's funeral in England when the crash happened.Fr Declan Boland, from Strabane, County Tyrone, said the family and local community are in total disbelief at the tragedy.
"The community are struggling to comprehend what is happening. We have to face into the horror of the bodies coming home and then the funerals," he toldFr Boland visited the home of Ms Duffy on Thursday where people had come together to pay tribute. "People were just gathering in groups, not saying an awful lot but just being there in silent solidarity, embracing one another," he said.The serious crash required the use of cutting equipment to rescue casualties, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said.
Two people in post-operative care in Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital are badly injured but will pull through, Fr Boland added. A rosary for those affected by the crash will take place at the Holy Grotto in Strabane at 19:00 BST on Friday.A special Mass will also be held in Aughnacloy on Friday night.
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