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Two young women die in road crash | Two young women die in road crash |
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Two young women have been killed in a road accident at Portrush in County Antrim. A man arrested has been released pending further enquiries. | Two young women have been killed in a road accident at Portrush in County Antrim. A man arrested has been released pending further enquiries. |
The women, both from Rasharkin, were 23-year-old Claire Wakeland, and mother of two, Lisa McFerran, 25. | |
They were on their way home just after 0200 GMT when the car they were in stopped at the side of the Ballybogey Road and they got out. | |
Moments later three cars collided and the women were killed. | |
Four others involved in the incident are not thought to have been injured. | Four others involved in the incident are not thought to have been injured. |
The women lived a few yards from each other in Carfinton Park, Rasharkin. | |
Lisa McFerran's daughters were aged three and seven. | |
Her friend Claire Wakeland, who was originally from England but had relatives in the area, was the partner of Lisa's brother. | |
The road had to be closed for almost twelve hours as the scene of the accident was examined and cleared. | |
Police want anyone who saw the crash to get in touch. | |
The deaths bring the total of people killed on Northern Ireland's road this year to 120. |