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Teen dies in three-vehicle crash | Teen dies in three-vehicle crash |
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A 17-year-old youth has died following a road accident in County Fermanagh. | A 17-year-old youth has died following a road accident in County Fermanagh. |
He was a front seat passenger in a four-wheel drive vehicle which was in collision with a car and a lorry on the A4 near Brookeborough on Monday. | |
The youth's 20-year-old brother is critically ill. Five others, including a boy of seven and 10-year-old girl, have also been taken to hospital. | |
The children's injuries are not thought to be life threatening. Seventy people have died on NI roads so far this year. | |
That compares to 83 deaths in the same period last year. | |
Third crash | |
All seven of those injured in the crash, which happened at 1620 BST on Monday, were initially taken to the Erne Hospital in Enniskillen. | |
Two of them were later transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. | Two of them were later transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. |
The driver of the lorry was not badly injured. | |
It is understood the dead youth came from Belfast. A third man who was in the same vehicle was also injured. | |
It was the third road accident in the Fermanagh area within 48 hours. | |
The police have appealed for anyone with information about the latest incident to contact them. |