Emergency crews attend scene of Newtownstewart road crash in Co Tyrone

A woman has been cut from a car following a crash in Co Tyrone.

It happened in the Beltany Road area on Wednesday afternoon.

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) confirmed firefighters were called to the collision.

In a statement, NIFRS said: "One female was rescued by firefighters using cutting equipment.

"Firefighters made the scene safe and left the incident at 1.29pm."

Police and other emergency services attended the crash.

A spokesperson for the PSNI said the turn-off to Newtownstewart has been temporarily closed to traffic and diversions are in place for motorists.

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) confirmed they dispatched a crew to the incident.

In a statement, an NIAS spokesperson said: "Following assessment and initial treatment at the scene, one patient was taken by ambulance to Altnagelvin Hospital."

It comes after hundreds of people turned up for a public meeting in Omagh on Tuesday evening calling for upgrades to the A5 road.

The family of three people who were killed in a crash near Aughnacloy last month said they support the A5 upgrade campaign.

They told UTV they hope their relatives would be the last to die on the road.

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