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| Road safety in NI is to be reviewed after the deaths of four people on the roads over the weekend, Environment Minister Arlene Foster has said. | Road safety in NI is to be reviewed after the deaths of four people on the roads over the weekend, Environment Minister Arlene Foster has said. |
| Callum McComiskey, 17, was killed when his car hit a tree on the Ballyvalley Road near Mayobridge early on Saturday. | Callum McComiskey, 17, was killed when his car hit a tree on the Ballyvalley Road near Mayobridge early on Saturday. |
| Later the same day, Ian McDonald, 45, from Glasgow, died when his motorbike collided with a car in Limavady. | Later the same day, Ian McDonald, 45, from Glasgow, died when his motorbike collided with a car in Limavady. |
| Trevor Connor, 39, and Sadie McClarty, 36, both from Ballymoney, also died in a motorbike accident near Coleraine. | Trevor Connor, 39, and Sadie McClarty, 36, both from Ballymoney, also died in a motorbike accident near Coleraine. |
| This accident also took place on Saturday afternoon. | This accident also took place on Saturday afternoon. |
| I will do all I can to reduce deaths and injuries on our roads Arlene FosterEnvironment minister class="" href="http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=6331&edition=1">Have your say: what to do? Environment Minister Arlene Foster said she would make reducing the number of people killed on Northern Ireland's roads one of her top priorities. | |
| She said: "I send my condolences to the families of all those who lost their lives. | She said: "I send my condolences to the families of all those who lost their lives. |
| "I will do all I can to reduce deaths and injuries on our roads." | "I will do all I can to reduce deaths and injuries on our roads." |
| Speaking on Saturday, Callum McComiskey's uncle, Finn Rooney, said the teenager would have been celebrating his 18th birthday next month. | Speaking on Saturday, 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 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. | 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. | "The liaison officer said there was very little speed involved," he said. |
| 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. |