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| Crash siblings' funeral under way | |
| (about 6 hours later) | |
| The funeral of a young brother and sister killed in a car crash earlier this week is under way in County Londonderry. | |
| Darren McNicholl, 16, and his 20-year-old sister Natasha were from the Loup. | Darren McNicholl, 16, and his 20-year-old sister Natasha were from the Loup. |
| The two-car crash happened on the Ballymulligan Road outside Moneymore shortly before 1330 BST on Tuesday. | |
| On Friday morning, their parish priest said the reality of the double tragedy was only just starting to sink in for their family and friends. | |
| "The awareness of the magnitude of what has been lost is slowly dawning," said Father Martin McArdle. | "The awareness of the magnitude of what has been lost is slowly dawning," said Father Martin McArdle. |
| "In the midst of that devastation, there is also the realisation that a rich treasury has been left behind with the two, a treasury of memories which cannot be replaced." | "In the midst of that devastation, there is also the realisation that a rich treasury has been left behind with the two, a treasury of memories which cannot be replaced." |
| Darren had just completed a GCSE exam and was collected from school by his sister. | Darren had just completed a GCSE exam and was collected from school by his sister. |