13/09/2005

Two die in separate road accidents

Two people have died in separate road accidents overnight.

In the latest incident, a pedestrian died in a road accident on Crankhill Road, Ballymena, at about 3.40am on Tuesday.

In Lisburn, meanwhile, police have appealed for information after a man in his 20s died in a crash on the Front Road, Drumbo, just after 5pm on Monday.

Two vehicles are believed to have been involved in the collision and police want to speak to the driver of a white transit van, which passed the scene.

(MB/SP)

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