Two young people have died in a single-vehicle crash in Co Tyrone.
Jamie Moore, 19, and 17-year-old Kamile Vaicikonyt were killed when a blue BMW crashed on the Doogary Road near Omagh.
The incident happened around 9.50pm last night. The road had been closed but has since reopened.
The road is part of the A5 which is due for a major upgrade. The Irish Government has pledged hundreds of millions of euro to the project.
The road links counties Donegal and Monaghan through Derry and Tyrone and is considered one of the most dangerous roads in the country.
Ms Vaicikonyte, was a sixth year pupil at St Ciaran's College in Ballygawley, Co Tyrone.
In recent days her school posted a video adding its weight to the campaign for the upgrade of the A5 road.
Some 54 pupils were used to form a human cross, one for each life lost on the road since a dual carriageway was first proposed in 2007.
In a post on social media the school asked for prayers for Kamile.
"The entire St Ciaran's community is deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of our Year 13 pupil, Kamile Vaicikonyte," it said.
"Our hearts go out to Kamile’s parents, sister and wider family circle; they are in our thoughts and prayers at this sad time."
The school's principal, Mr P Lavery, described Ms Vaicikonyte as a "bubbly, out-going girl" who was popular with both staff and pupils.
He said they were "profoundly saddened" by her death and that staff from the Education Authority Critical Incident Response Team would provide support to pupils and staff.
Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill described the loss of two lives as "absolutely heartbreaking".
She said her heart goes out to their families, friends and everyone affected by the tragedy.
Ms O'Neill said the A5 road "must be built" and that no family should have to experience such "unimaginable heartache".
Sinn Féin MP for West Tyrone Órfhlaith Begley said the local community was "shocked and devastated", as she called for "no more delays" in the upgrading of the road.
"My immediate thoughts are with these young people’s families and friends as they come to terms with this unimaginable heartbreak today," she said.
"I also want to pay tribute to the emergency services for all their efforts and for attending the scene.
"More families have been left heartbroken by another fatal collision on this dangerous road, and today’s news serves as another sad reminder of the need to move forward and build the A5 with no more delays."
SDLP West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan said the road "cannot be allowed to claim anymore lives".
"Since the return of Stormont we have already seen a number of deaths on the A5, this is happening on a regular basis and our community can not continue to brave these losses," he said.
"Every day people are leaving their homes to travel on this road, causing huge worry in their families who can't be sure that they will come home.
"We need to progress on the A5 redevelopment, we cannot afford any more delays, people’s lives are literally are stake and no excuse can be justified.
"We need to see the Infrastructure Minister publish the Planning Appeals Commission findings and set a firm date for work to begin on the A5 before the end of this year."
