The PSNI has appealed to young people who attended a Co Tyrone disco in which three teenagers died last night to help them establish what happened. |
An investigation is under way after three teenagers died following an apparent crush as people tried to get into a St Patrick's Day disco in Co Tyrone.The PSNI have named the three young people who died as Lauren Bullock, 17, Connor Currie, 16, and 17-year-old Morgan Barnard.Connor and Morgan, who were both from the Dungannon area, died later in hospital.
"They will seek to establish the full circumstances of this dreadful incident. This will be an extensive investigation with potentially hundreds of witnesses, many of whom are teenagers." In a statement he said: "As President of Ireland may I express what I know is the shared grief of the people of Ireland at the terrible loss of life of young students in the tragedy that took place in Cookstown, County Tyrone on St Patrick's Day.
"Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of Lauren, Connor and Morgan, and with all of those who were caught up in the horror and distress of what happened, including those injured and traumatised, and the emergency services and staff who responded," he said.
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