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| Four dead after tragic weekend | Four dead after tragic weekend |
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| Two young girls and two men died in four separate accidents in a weekend of tragedy on Northern Ireland's roads. | |
| Adele Whiteside, 14, died after being struck by a car as she walked home from a wedding reception in south Belfast. | Adele Whiteside, 14, died after being struck by a car as she walked home from a wedding reception in south Belfast. |
| In Dromore, County Tyrone, Adam Armstrong, 78, was killed following a car crash on Lack Road at 1045 BST. | In Dromore, County Tyrone, Adam Armstrong, 78, was killed following a car crash on Lack Road at 1045 BST. |
| In County Antrim, an eight-year-old girl died after a crash near Dervock. At 1700 BST a 60-year-old motorcyclist was killed near Ballymoney. | In County Antrim, an eight-year-old girl died after a crash near Dervock. At 1700 BST a 60-year-old motorcyclist was killed near Ballymoney. |
| Two peope remain seriously ill in hospital. | Two peope remain seriously ill in hospital. |
| Environment Minister Arlene Foster said she was horrified by the accidents. | Environment Minister Arlene Foster said she was horrified by the accidents. |
| "The first thing I would say is that my sympathy goes out to the families involved in all of these accidents," she said. | "The first thing I would say is that my sympathy goes out to the families involved in all of these accidents," she said. |
| "Just this weekend I have been speaking to officials about our statistics for this year. | "Just this weekend I have been speaking to officials about our statistics for this year. |
| "As it happens, our statistics are actually much better for this year than last year but I'm only too aware that statistics are very bland when you are dealing with the human cost of human tragedy that families are having to cope with this weekend." | "As it happens, our statistics are actually much better for this year than last year but I'm only too aware that statistics are very bland when you are dealing with the human cost of human tragedy that families are having to cope with this weekend." |