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Roads claim four lives at weekend | Roads claim four lives at weekend |
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A teenager injured in a road traffic accident in east Belfast on Friday has died of his injuries. | A teenager injured in a road traffic accident in east Belfast on Friday has died of his injuries. |
David Heaslip, 18, of Ballymiscaw Road, Holywood, was in an accident on the Belmont Road. He is the fourth person to die on the roads since Friday. | David Heaslip, 18, of Ballymiscaw Road, Holywood, was in an accident on the Belmont Road. He is the fourth person to die on the roads since Friday. |
Three young children are also critically ill in hospital after being involved in road accidents. | |
They include a 10-year-old boy who was knocked down by two cars while walking in Lurgan. | |
The four people killed on Northern Ireland roads since Friday include Matthew Dagens, 15, who died on Saturday after being struck by a car at Downpatrick on Friday. | |
James McGuigan, 30, and his daughter, Lorna, 8, died in an accident near Crumlin, also on Friday. | James McGuigan, 30, and his daughter, Lorna, 8, died in an accident near Crumlin, also on Friday. |
Mr McGuigan's two other daughters, who were also injured in the accident, are still in hospital. | Mr McGuigan's two other daughters, who were also injured in the accident, are still in hospital. |
The family priest, Father Aidan Troy, said Mr McGuigan had been taking his children to their grandmother's house when the accident happened. | |
Sunday's accident involving the 10-year-old boy happened at 1330GMT on Lough Road. Two cars were involved, and one man was arrested. | |
So far this year, 124 people have been killed on Northern Ireland's roads. | So far this year, 124 people have been killed on Northern Ireland's roads. |