24/09/2012

Young Child Killed In Road Crash

A one-year-old child has been killed in a road collision in Antrim, according to the PSNI.

The crash occurred at around 9.50am on the Dublin Road and also involved another child and two women, all of whom have been taken to hospital. The extent and nature of their injuries is as yet unknown.

Police have closed the road and have appealed for any witnesses to come forward to aid in their investigation.

This news follows two separate incidents in the past twenty-four hours.

This morning, a 39-year-old man was killed when two lorries collided in Coalisland, County Tyrone.

The other driver involved in the crash has been taken to hospital for treatment, however the severity and nature of his injuries is unknown.

On Sunday evening, a motorcyclist was killed following a crash on the M1, also near Coalisland.

(I.T.)


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