He was 21 years old and from the Maguiresbridge area.
The crash happened on the Belfast Road, between Brookeborough and Fivemiletown at around 6pm on Wednesday.
Mr Weir s Znen motorbike collided with a silver-coloured Volkswagen Polo. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A spokesperson for the Ambulance Service said that no casualties were taken to hospital from the scene. They said a 999 call had been received at 6.03pm about a collision involving a motorcycle and a car. NIAS despatched two Rapid Response Paramedics, one emergency crew and an ambulance officer to the incident, they said. No patients were taken from the scene.
The male motorcyclist who died following a road traffic collision just outside Fivemiletown yesterday (Wednesday, December 16) evening has been named as William Weir, a 21-year-old from the Maguiresbridge area. The collision, involving a black ZNEN motorbike and a silver-coloured Volkswagen Polo, was reported to police just after 6pm on Wednesday and occurred on the Belfast Road between Fivemiletown and Brookeborough. Police and other emergency services attended. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are appealing to anyone who was on the Belfast Road around this time, and who witnessed the collision, or who captured what occurred on their dash cam, to call 101 and quote reference number 1559 of 16/12/20.
Would-be thief caught red-handed on Larkhall roof by police
Residents reported noises on the roof of their building late at night.
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A would-be thief was caught red-handed after Larkhall residents reported noises on the roof of their building late at night.
When William Weir looked down from his vantage point, he found himself surrounded by police officers.