Newtownbutler: man in his 30s dies after crash involving two vans in Co Fermanagh

The crash happened early on Wednesday evening on the Clones Road, Newtownbutler.

Police said they received a report shortly after 6pm of a collision involving a white Ford Connect van and a white Peugeot Partner van.

Officers attended, alongside colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service.

PSNI Collision Investigation Unit Inspector Adair stated: “A man aged in his 30s, the driver of the Ford van, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. A man in his 20s was taken to hospital for treatment to his injuries which are not thought to be life threatening.”

The Clones Road was closed for a number of hours but has since re-opened.

An investigation is ongoing and officers would ask anyone with any information, or who may have dashcam or mobile phone footage available, to get in contact with them at the Collision Investigation Unit in Sprucefield on 101, quoting reference number 1625 08/05/24.