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| Five killed in weekend accidents | |
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| Five people have been killed on Northern Ireland's roads within the space of 24 hours. | |
| A 19-year-old man died following a crash on the Castlewellan Road near Newcastle, County Down, on Friday night. Several people are in hospital. | A 19-year-old man died following a crash on the Castlewellan Road near Newcastle, County Down, on Friday night. Several people are in hospital. |
| A man and a woman died in a crash on the Frosses Road outside Ballymena, County Antrim, just before 0200 GMT. | |
| In Londonderry, a man and a woman were killed in a crash on the Culmore Road at about 0920 GMT. | |
| Another person has been taken to hospital suffering from shock. | |
| The Culmore Road is closed to traffic close to Thornhill College and motorists are asked to avoid the area. | |
| The Ballymena victims were a 45-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman. Another man is seriously ill in hospital. | |
| His injuries are not thought to be life threatening. | His injuries are not thought to be life threatening. |
| The Frosses Road remains closed and motorists are being advised to avoid the area. | The Frosses Road remains closed and motorists are being advised to avoid the area. |
| The police are appealing for witnesses to the accidents. |