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Man and child killed in accident | Man and child killed in accident |
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A 30-year-old man and an eight-year-old girl have been killed in a road traffic accident in County Antrim. | A 30-year-old man and an eight-year-old girl have been killed in a road traffic accident in County Antrim. |
The incident happened on the Ballyhill Road, Crumlin, at about 0900 GMT. | The incident happened on the Ballyhill Road, Crumlin, at about 0900 GMT. |
Two other girls, aged four and five, have been taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast where their conditions are described as serious. | Two other girls, aged four and five, have been taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast where their conditions are described as serious. |
The road between Lylehill Road East and Carn Road has reopened following the incident. The victims' names have not yet been released. | |
It is believed the young girl who died was the front seat passenger and the injured girls were in the back. | |
Sergeant Jonathon White said it was a difficult operation for the emergency services. | |
"It was a terrible tragedy for everyone involved. It is a very tragic incident at any time of the year, but particularly in the run-up to Christmas," he said. | |
SDLP South Antrim assembly member Thomas Burns said the carnage was horrific. | SDLP South Antrim assembly member Thomas Burns said the carnage was horrific. |
"This is a horrendous tragedy so close to Christmas and my thoughts go out to the family, whose lives have been blighted," he said. | "This is a horrendous tragedy so close to Christmas and my thoughts go out to the family, whose lives have been blighted," he said. |