Councillor names victim of ‘tragic fatal accident’ in Dungannon as Phillip Moore

It happened in the Granville Road area to the west of Dungannon.

Meta Graham, the UUP deputy chairwoman of Mid Ulster District Council, said that it was a “tragic accident” which occurred at a place of business.

The PSNI said they were called to the scene at 7:45am today, adding that “the death is not being treated as suspicious” and that the Northern Ireland Health and Safety Executive has been informed.

Ms Graham, who represents the Clogher Valley area, named the victim as Phillip Moore.

It is thought he was aged around his early 30s.

She said: “Phillip was a young man from a well-known and highly respected family in the Aughnacloy area and was held in the highest regard by everyone who knew him.

“The whole community is in shock, it’s just so incredibly sad.

“I would like to extend my heartfelt condolences to the Moore family and to assure them that the thoughts and prayers of the whole community will continue to be with them in the days ahead.”

A notice on the Funeral Times website says he died “suddenly as the result of an accident” and was the “loving husband of Ruth, darling daddy of Lilly, son of Lawrence and Eva, brother of Mark and Naomi, brother-in-law of Jen and Jonathan, grandson of Robert John and much loved uncle”.

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