20/09/2004

Three killed in separate road accidents

Three people have been killed in separate road accidents over the weekend.

In Co Antrim a 16-year-old girl died in a crash on the Drumbare Road in Cloughmills at about 2am on Sunday, followed by the death of an 18-year-old man after an accident near Ballymena just a few hours later.

The victims have been named as Pauline McDonald and Paul Harris.

Meanwhile, in Co Fermanagh a motorcyclist died when his bike hit a telegraph pole on the main Roslea Road on the outskirts of Roslea.

The victim has been named as 23-year-old Neil McPhillips from Killmacross in Co Cavan.

(MB/GB)

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