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20/04/2006
Funeral for twin brothers takes place
The funeral service for the twin brothers who died in a road crash near east Belfast at the weekend has taken place.
Mark and Wayne Wallace, 19, were killed when the car in which they were travelling was in collided with a tree on the Ballygowan Road at around 1am on Saturday.
At today's service Archdeacon Gregor McCamley appealed to young people to think more carefully about how they are driving. He said: "Accidents do not just happen, they are caused."
The funeral for the twin's friend 18-year-old David Campbell who was the driver of the car and was fatally injured in the crash, took place yesterday.
Seven people have lost their lives on Northern Ireland's roads since Saturday, bringing the number of road deaths so far this year to 42.
(EF/SP)
Mark and Wayne Wallace, 19, were killed when the car in which they were travelling was in collided with a tree on the Ballygowan Road at around 1am on Saturday.
At today's service Archdeacon Gregor McCamley appealed to young people to think more carefully about how they are driving. He said: "Accidents do not just happen, they are caused."
The funeral for the twin's friend 18-year-old David Campbell who was the driver of the car and was fatally injured in the crash, took place yesterday.
Seven people have lost their lives on Northern Ireland's roads since Saturday, bringing the number of road deaths so far this year to 42.
(EF/SP)
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