10/07/2002

Omagh sisters die in car crash

Two sisters from Omagh have been killed in a car crash in the Republic of Ireland.

Tara Heaney, 30, and her 18-year-old sister Cheryl, also from Omagh, died after their car was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle at around 10.20pm on Tuesday evening.

Two men, who were in the other car involved in the accident, were freed from the wreckage and taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. Both are said to be in a stable condition.

The women were heading towards Dublin when the accident happened near Monasterboice in County Louth.

A Garda spokesperson said that the two sisters were confirmed dead at the scene of the accident.

Officers have appealed for witnesses to the accident to contact them.

(MB)


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