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| Two men have been killed in a crash involving two cars and a bus. | Two men have been killed in a crash involving two cars and a bus. |
| It happened on the A8 between Belfast and Larne near Bruslee in County Antrim at about 1730 BST on Tuesday. | It happened on the A8 between Belfast and Larne near Bruslee in County Antrim at about 1730 BST on Tuesday. |
| Babu Joseph, 36, of Princess Crescent in Newtownabbey, and Matthew Varghese, 44, of Abbots Garden, were travelling in the same car. | |
| The driver of the second car and several bus passengers were injured. Their wounds are not thought to be life-threatening. | The driver of the second car and several bus passengers were injured. Their wounds are not thought to be life-threatening. |
| The bus involved was the Larne Express. | The bus involved was the Larne Express. |
| Councillor Paul Girvan, who was at the scene shortly after the crash, described it as "horrific". | Councillor Paul Girvan, who was at the scene shortly after the crash, described it as "horrific". |
| "It's an extremely dangerous part of that road, we've had a number of fairly near accidents there," he said. | "It's an extremely dangerous part of that road, we've had a number of fairly near accidents there," he said. |
| "This just makes it all the more important to get the dualling of the A8 completed." | "This just makes it all the more important to get the dualling of the A8 completed." |