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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 26-year-old Zoltan Szabo, who had been living in Sion Mills. | Shane Caldwell, 20, from Strabane died along with 26-year-old Zoltan Szabo, who had been living in Sion Mills. |
| Mr Caldwell was the driver of one lorry and Mr Szabo was a passenger in the other vehicle. | Mr Caldwell was the driver of one lorry and Mr Szabo was 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. | Parish priest Father John Doherty said the Caldwells were well known in the town because of the family business. |
| Youngest child | Youngest child |
| "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. | "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." | "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. |
| Meanwhile, a priest has appealed for an interpreter to help friends of Mr Szabo make arrangements to take his body home. | |
| Father Peter McLaughlin, who spoke to Mr Szabo's friends on Friday, said the communication problem was making a bad situation worse. | |
| Extra police will be on the roads over the Easter weekend aimed at reducing deaths and increase driver safety. | |
| Chief inspector Ian Blaney urged drivers to be careful over the holiday weekend. |