17/11/2020

Police Investigate Fatal Collision Near Ballymena

An investigation has launched following a fatal collision near Ballymoney.

According to reports, a man aged in his 70s and a woman aged in her 40s were killed when a car and a construction vehicle collided on the Benvardin Road at about 4pm on Monday 16 November.

It is understood that the two victims were the driver and a rear passenger in the car. Two other people who were also in the vehicle at the time and are being treated in hospital.

Police have appealed to anyone who may have been in the area at the time of the collision, and in particular any drivers with dashcam footage, to contact them.


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