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Four killed in NI road accidents | Four killed in NI road accidents |
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Four people, including a 17-year-old boy, have been killed in separate road accidents in Northern Ireland. | Four people, including a 17-year-old boy, have been killed in separate road accidents in Northern Ireland. |
Callum McComiskey, 17, was killed when his car hit a tree on the Ballyvalley Road near Mayobridge shortly before 0130 BST on Saturday. | Callum McComiskey, 17, was killed when his car hit a tree on the Ballyvalley Road near Mayobridge shortly before 0130 BST on Saturday. |
Meanwhile, a motorcyclist died when his bike was in collision with a car on the Seacoast Road in Limavady at 1330 BST. | Meanwhile, a motorcyclist died when his bike was in collision with a car on the Seacoast Road in Limavady at 1330 BST. |
Another two people were also killed in an accident on the Portstewart Road, near Coleraine, at about 1530 BST. | Another two people were also killed in an accident on the Portstewart Road, near Coleraine, at about 1530 BST. |
Forty-six people have died on Northern Ireland's roads so far this year. | Forty-six people have died on Northern Ireland's roads so far this year. |
Callum McComiskey's uncle, Finn Rooney, said the teenager would have been celebrating his 18th birthday next month. | |
He said he had died driving his first car and that if he had missed the tree he may have survived. | |
He said his nephew was only able to get insurance for a small car and that the vehicle was not strong enough to survive the impact with a tree. | |
"The liaison officer said there was very little speed involved," he said. |