POLICE say the Forelgen Road has now reopened to traffic following this morning’s road tragedy.
A man in his 30’s died following the serious road traffic collision on the main Derry to Belfast road.
The two-vehicle collision happened on the Foreglen Road between Claudy and Dungiven at about 6.30 am this morning.
Police said a car and a van were involved in the collision.
Diversions had been in place while the scene was examined by the PSNI’s Collision Investigatin Unit.
But late this afternoon police say the examination has been completed, the scene cleared and is now open to traffic again.
During the crash, three other people were treated at Altnagelvin Hospital for minor injuries and have since been discharged.
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald said her thoughts were with the dead man’s family.
“I would like to express my sympathies to the family and friends of the man who has died as a result of this morning’s crash,” she said.
“This is the second death on the A6 in weeks and, as we enter into the winter months, I would urge all road users to exercise care and caution on the roads at all times and to allow for extra travelling time if conditions are poor.”
Last month, Loreto Douglas, 64, a child care worker and former nun from the Culmore area of Derry died after a three-vehicle crash on a stretch of the A6 at the Glenshane Pass.
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