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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 Wakelam, 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. | 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. | 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. | The women lived a few yards from each other in Carfinton Park, Rasharkin. |
| Lisa McFerran's daughters were aged three and seven. | Lisa McFerran's daughters were aged three and seven. |
| Her friend Claire Wakelam, 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. | 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. | 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. | The deaths bring the total of people killed on Northern Ireland's road this year to 120. |