18/11/2002

Two die in separate road accidents

Two people have died and four were injured in two separate road accidents yesterday.

In the first incident, a 30-year-old man died in hospital following a collision in County Antrim shortly after 3pm yesterday.

The dead man, who has been named as Damien McGrogan, from Dorset Court in Antrim, had been a passenger in a van that was in collision with a car on the Church Road near Randalstown. Two other men, a seven-year-old girl and a six-year-old boy were also injured and taken to hospital.

In County Tyrone, a 39-year-old Dungannon man has died after he lost control of his car while travelling along the Cookstown Road near Dungannon at around 11pm last night.

The victim has been named as Brian McMullan from Old Eglish Road in the town.

(GMcG)

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