A single-vehicle crash involving a blue BMW car happened on the A5 Doogary Road outside Omagh on Tuesday night. 17-year-old Kamile Vaicikonitye died in the crash alongside her 19-year-old boyfriend Jamie Moore.
One of two young people killed in a crash on the A5 in Co Tyrone on Tuesday night had attended a protest calling for the road to be upgraded just one day before.
The school’s principal Paul Lavery has paid tribute to the "bubbly, outgoing" girl who had stood alongside hundreds of pupils at the school calling for change on Monday, April 29.Mr Lavery said: “The entire St. Ciaran’s community is deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of our Year 13 pupil, Kamile Vaicikonyte. Kamile was a bubbly, out-going girl who was very popular with both staff and pupils.
A statement from the school earlier this week calling progress on the A5 upgrade said the school's history was "invariably linked with the A5". It says approximately 2,000 people travel to and from the school on the A5 on a daily basis. Families of former pupils bereaved by crashes that have taken place on the A5 since 2007 were in attendance at the demonstration.
He posted to social media: "The current A5 is a substandard road which we are forced to travel on every day. Statistics show that road design, type and maintenance standards all contribute significantly to the number and severity of accidents on roads.
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