THE man who lost his life in a two-vehicle crash on the main Derry to Belfast road on Tuesday has been named.
He was Wilson Sherrard from The Fountain area of Derry.
The 60-year-old was a passenger in a Mazda 2 car which was in collision with a van on the Foreglen Road near Claudy.
The accident happened around around 4.00 pm and all the emergency services rushed to the scene.
Two other men were taken to Altnagelvin hospital for treatment to their injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening.
His funeral service will take place at his home, 124 The Fountain, on Saturday, August 6, at 2 pm followed by burial in Ballyoan Cemetery.
The father-of-two sons, Christoper and Ryan, is well known in Orange Order circles in Derry.
Mr Sherrard, an artist and family man who specialised in making collarettes for the Loyal Orders had been on a return journey from Belfast.
He had been in Belfast completing work on a batch of collarettes that had been ordered by Loyal Orders in Scotland.
He famously designed the special Londonderry UK City of Culture 2013 collarette worn by the Orangemen of the City Grand during that landmark year.
Victor Wray, a former Grand Master of the City of Derry Grand Orange Lodge, said the wider community has been stunned by Mr Sherrard’s tragic death.
“Wilson was a great friend of all the Loyal Orders in the city,” said Mr Wray.
“Our condolences obviously go out to his family and his wife Ann.”
DUP MLA Gary Middleton said: “Wilson Sherrard was a gentleman who was well known and respected within the community. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
“My deepest sympathy and prayers go to the Sherrard family at this sad time.”
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