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Three men die in road accidents | Three men die in road accidents |
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Three men have died in two separate road accidents in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours. | Three men have died in two separate road accidents in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours. |
A 56-year-old man died after he was hit by a car while walking along the Ballynamony Road, Lurgan, on Thursday evening. | A 56-year-old man died after he was hit by a car while walking along the Ballynamony Road, Lurgan, on Thursday evening. |
Two men died earlier on Thursday after a collision between two lorries on the A5 between Omagh and Newtownstewart. | Two men died earlier on Thursday after a collision between two lorries on the A5 between Omagh and Newtownstewart. |
Shane Caldwell, 20, from Strabane died along with a foreign national, in his 30s, who had been living in Sion Mills. | Shane Caldwell, 20, from Strabane died along with a foreign national, in his 30s, who had been living in Sion Mills. |
Mr Caldwell was the driver of one lorry, the second man had been a passenger in the other vehicle. | Mr Caldwell was the driver of one lorry, the second man had been a passenger in the other vehicle. |
The driver of the second lorry is in hospital where his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. | The driver of the second lorry is in hospital where his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. |
Parish priest Father John Doherty said the Caldwells were well known in the town because of the family business. | |
"It is particularly hard for his mother whose husband died about three and a half years ago. He was the owner of the tyre business and now she has to cope with the death of her youngest child. | |
"Shane was the youngest of six children, three boys and three girls, he had been the only unmarried one and the only one living at home with his mother." | |
Bert Wilson, chairman of Omagh Council, said there have been a number of road deaths in the area recently. | Bert Wilson, chairman of Omagh Council, said there have been a number of road deaths in the area recently. |
"At my last two council meetings, my first job when I was opening the meeting was to extend or sympathy to people killed on the Ballygawley side of Omagh," he said. | "At my last two council meetings, my first job when I was opening the meeting was to extend or sympathy to people killed on the Ballygawley side of Omagh," he said. |