07/06/2004

Two killed and one injured in Larne car smash

A man and a woman have died, and a third person was critically injured, in a head-on collision near Larne yesterday.

The collision occurred on the A8 Larne to Belfast carriageway between Ballynure and Millbrook shortly before 6.15am.

The woman has been named as Jacqueline Marie Morrow, 32, from Belfast Road, Larne.

The man was named as John Barnsley Sloan, 24, from Limestone Road in Belfast. The critically injured man in his 20's was travelling in the same car.

Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the collision to contact them on 028 2827 2266.

(SP)

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