Car crash death of woman being treated as murder, police say

Police are treating the death of a woman in road traffic crash in Northern Ireland as murder.
Natasha CarruthersNatasha Carruthers
Natasha Carruthers

Natasha Carruthers, who was in her 20s, was killed in a crash between Lisnaskea and Derrylin in Co Fermanagh on Saturday night.

Another woman and a man, also aged in their twenties, sustained serious injuries in the incident on the Newbridge Road.

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Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Serious Crime Branch have announced they have launched a murder investigation.

PSNI detective chief inspector Eamonn Corrigan said: "I would appeal to anyone who was travelling on the Newbridge Road, Derrylin between 11pm and 12 midnight on the night of Saturday October 7 and who may have witnessed any vehicle or vehicles travelling at speed to contact us."

Ms Carruthers was travelling in a blue Corsa, registration number TLZ 8330.

Officers are particularly keen to hear from anyone who might have dashcam footage of the road on the night of the incident.