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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 and two men have been critically injured in a road accident in County Fermanagh. | |
The dead youth was a passenger in a four-wheel drive vehicle which was in collision with a car and a lorry near Brookeborough on Monday. | |
His 20-year-old brother, who was driving, is one of the critical. Five others, including a boy of seven and his 10-year-old sister were also hurt. | |
The children's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. | |
Third crash | Third crash |
The crash happened at 1620 BST on Monday on the main road between Ballygawley and Enniskillen. | |
The injured were initially taken to the Erne Hospital in Enniskillen, but some casualties were later transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. | |
It is understood the dead youth came from Belfast. A third man who was in the same vehicle was also injured. | It is understood the dead youth came from Belfast. A third man who was in the same vehicle was also injured. |
The driver of the lorry was not badly injured, although he remains in hospital. | |
It was the third road accident in the Fermanagh area within 48 hours. A 65-year-old man remains in a critical condition after a crash near Beleek on Sunday. | |
The police said 70 people had died on Northern Ireland roads so far this year - compared to 83 deaths for the same period last year. | |
They have appealed for anyone with information about the latest incident to contact them. |