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| Sixth death on roads over weekend | Sixth death on roads over weekend |
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| A 17-year-old youth has become the sixth person to die on Northern Ireland's roads this weekend. | A 17-year-old youth has become the sixth person to die on Northern Ireland's roads this weekend. |
| Karl McAuley died after the car he was driving crashed on the Tobermore Road in Draperstown, County Londonderry, at approximately 1420 GMT on Saturday. | Karl McAuley died after the car he was driving crashed on the Tobermore Road in Draperstown, County Londonderry, at approximately 1420 GMT on Saturday. |
| He was well-known in the area as an up-and-coming talent in both hurling and Gaelic football. | He was well-known in the area as an up-and-coming talent in both hurling and Gaelic football. |
| Sunday's Ulster Hurling Minor Championship Final was cancelled as a mark of respect. | |
| Karl played for Ballinascreen, where the hurling final was to be played. | |
| 'Great talent' | 'Great talent' |
| Former Derry County captain Tony Scullion, who had coached the teenager, said he had "great talent". | |
| "He was a dual player in the club - he played hurling and football - and he had great success last year at under-16 level when they won the all-county football championship and he was a major player on that team. | "He was a dual player in the club - he played hurling and football - and he had great success last year at under-16 level when they won the all-county football championship and he was a major player on that team. |
| "He had everything that you need in a young sportsman, and was a lad who had a great future ahead of him." | "He had everything that you need in a young sportsman, and was a lad who had a great future ahead of him." |