Elderly woman dies after two-car crash in Co Derry

Three men taken to hospital after incident near Castledawson

A woman in her 70s has died after a two-vehicle crash in Co Derry.

The crash between a red Kia Soul and a black Mazda happened on the Hillhead Road near Castledawson just after 10.40am on Saturday.

A police spokesman said three other men were taken to hospital for treatment but their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

Inspector Gavin Sterling said: "I would ask anyone who may have witnessed this RTC, or either car in the area this morning, to contact Magherafelt Police Station or the Collision Investigation Unit on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 434 of 11/02/17."

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