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06 Sept 2025

Man charged by PSNI following Lifford Bridge incident

 A 37-year-old man has been charged with driving without due care and attention and handling property stolen in the Republic of Ireland

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The man was due to appear before Londonderry Magistrates Court on Saturday

Police have charged a 37-year-old man with driving without due care and attention and handling property stolen in the Republic of Ireland following an incident in Strabane in which a police vehicle was damaged.

The man was due to appear before Londonderry Magistrates Court on Saturday. 

The charges follow a report of a police vehicle being struck by a lorry which had been reported stolen in Donegal, which occurred in the Lifford Road area of Strabane on Thursday night.

The PSNI said the driver of the lorry failed to stop for gardaí in the Lifford Bridge area and drove off towards Strabane.

Police in Strabane observed the lorry which failed to stop for police again. The driver drove on and collided with the back of a parked police vehicle causing some damage. No officers were in the vehicle at the time.

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