'Entire community in shock' after tragic collision kills three and injures five

Paramedics assessed several casualties at the scene, and four people were taken to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. File picture

The community of Cookstown in Tyrone is "in shock" after a collision killed three people and injured five others on St Stephen's Day.

Two of the adults who died were travelling in one of the cars with four children. It's believed they are a family unit. The third adult who died was in the second vehicle.