Brother of Tyrone GAA player killed in crash with lorry in ‘yet another absolute tragedy’…

THE brother of a well-known GAA player was killed in a serious two-vehicle crash yesterday evening. The collision between a white BMW[1] 320 car and a blue Scania lorry took place on the A5, on a part of the Curr Road between Omagh and Ballygawley in Co Tyrone[2], at around 7pm on Tuesday evening.

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Caolan Devlin was sadly killed in the horror smash yesterday evening

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The fatal crash took place on the A5 in Tyrone on Tuesday eveningCredit: Pacemaker Press

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Caolan is the older brother of Tyrone GAA player Niall Devlin

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said it received a 999 call at 7.18pm and crews were sent to the scene, along with police[3] officers and firefighters. The driver of the BMW, a 30-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

He has been named locally as Caolan Devlin, from Coalisland. Caolan is the brother of Niall Devlin, a member of the Tyrone senior football panel and former captain of the county's U20 All-Ireland winning team.