12/10/2001

One man killed and two seriously injured in collision

A man has been killed and two others injured in a road accident in County Antrim.

The collision on Friday October 12 at a junction on the Ballyrickard Road, involved a car and a transit van, said the police.

The male driver of the car, who was 32, died at the scene and two men in the van were injured.

The injured had to be cut free from the wreckage by fire fighters before being taken to hospital. One of the men has been admitted to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, the other, a 19-year-old man, is being treated at Antrim Area Hospital. They are being treated for serious head and chest injuries. (AMcE)

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