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Road death double blow for family | |
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A family who lost a young son three years ago have suffered a double blow after a 45-year-old man died in a road accident at the weekend. | |
Alistair Armstrong from Broughshane, County Antrim, was killed on the Frosses Road, near Ballymena at about 0200 GMT on Saturday. | |
In 2004, Mr Armstrong found his son, Aaron, 12, dead in a hayshed at the family home. He had taken his own life. | |
Two teenagers, three women and a man died in four accidents at the weekend. | |
In the Frosses Road accident, Marjorie Joan Kerr, 48, from Greenville Drive, Ballymoney, was travelling in a separate car and also died. | |
A third person was taken to hospital with serious injuries. | |
Karl McAuley, 17, a talented GAA player died after the car he was driving crashed at Tobermore Road, Draperstown, County Londonderry, on Saturday. | Karl McAuley, 17, a talented GAA player died after the car he was driving crashed at Tobermore Road, Draperstown, County Londonderry, on Saturday. |
Earlier, a mother and her daughter were killed in an accident on the Culmore Road, Derry, at 0920 GMT. | Earlier, a mother and her daughter were killed in an accident on the Culmore Road, Derry, at 0920 GMT. |
In Newscastle, Niall McGowan, 19, from Castlewellan died on Friday night. | |
The deaths bring the number of people killed on Northern Ireland's roads this year to a total of 97. | The deaths bring the number of people killed on Northern Ireland's roads this year to a total of 97. |
A mother and daughter were killed at Culmore Road | |
The two women killed in a car crash in Derry on Saturday morning were Bernie McElhinney, 57, and her daughter, Lisa Marie, who was 31 years old. | The two women killed in a car crash in Derry on Saturday morning were Bernie McElhinney, 57, and her daughter, Lisa Marie, who was 31 years old. |
Bernie McElhinney is well known for her work with the Weight Watchers organisation. | Bernie McElhinney is well known for her work with the Weight Watchers organisation. |
The pair died when their car was in collision with another vehicle on the Culmore Road on Saturday morning. Another person was injured. | The pair died when their car was in collision with another vehicle on the Culmore Road on Saturday morning. Another person was injured. |
Sunday's Ulster Hurling Minor Championship Final was cancelled as a mark of respect to Karl McAuley. He played for Ballinascreen, where the hurling final was to be played. | Sunday's Ulster Hurling Minor Championship Final was cancelled as a mark of respect to Karl McAuley. He played for Ballinascreen, where the hurling final was to be played. |
Former Derry County captain Tony Scullion, who had coached the teenager, said he had "great talent". | Former Derry County captain Tony Scullion, who had coached the teenager, said he had "great talent". |
"He had everything that you need in a young sportsman, and was a lad who had a great future ahead of him," he said. | "He had everything that you need in a young sportsman, and was a lad who had a great future ahead of him," he said. |