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The name of the three-year-old girl who died in a road accident in Coleraine on Tuesday evening has been released. | The name of the three-year-old girl who died in a road accident in Coleraine on Tuesday evening has been released. |
She was Roma McAleese, from the Ashdale area of the town. | She was Roma McAleese, from the Ashdale area of the town. |
She was struck by a vehicle while playing in Ashdale Park at about 1845 BST. She was taken to hospital, but died a short time later. | |
The road remains closed. UUP assembly member David McClarty, who knows her grandparents, said there was "overwhelming sadness" in the area. | |
"None of us, unless we have lost a child ourself, can even begin to imagine how her parents must be feeling. | |
"This will have come as a huge blow to the family," he said. |