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Man killed in holiday bus crash | Man killed in holiday bus crash |
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A County Antrim man has died in a bus crash in Morrocco. | A County Antrim man has died in a bus crash in Morrocco. |
Gary Porter, 31, who lived with his wife in Warwick, had returned home to Ballymena for Christmas. | Gary Porter, 31, who lived with his wife in Warwick, had returned home to Ballymena for Christmas. |
He and his wife, Natalie, 30, had then flown to Morrocco for a holiday when their bus crashed on the way to a resort in Marrakesh on Saturday. | He and his wife, Natalie, 30, had then flown to Morrocco for a holiday when their bus crashed on the way to a resort in Marrakesh on Saturday. |
Natalie survived the crash. The couple were both dentists. Gary's brother, Paul, and his mother, Eileen, have travelled to Morocco. | Natalie survived the crash. The couple were both dentists. Gary's brother, Paul, and his mother, Eileen, have travelled to Morocco. |
Parish Priest Father Paul Symonds said the accident was "a terrible shock". | |
"I would know them very well, particularly Gary's mother who is a very highly respected member of our parish, a woman of deep faith," he said. | |
"I was with the family on Saturday evening and Eileen, his mother, and Paul, his younger brother, were planning to fly to Morocco on Sunday." | |
SDLP MLA Declan O'Loan said he knew the family well. | SDLP MLA Declan O'Loan said he knew the family well. |
"Gary was a very fine young man and his death in his early 30s is a tragedy," he said. | "Gary was a very fine young man and his death in his early 30s is a tragedy," he said. |
"His mother, Eileen, and his brother and sisters are naturally very shocked and very sad. They are a very close and caring family." |
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