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Man dies in embankment car plunge | Man dies in embankment car plunge |
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A man has died after his car plunged off the road and down a steep embankment in the Glens of Antrim. | A man has died after his car plunged off the road and down a steep embankment in the Glens of Antrim. |
The vehicle fell almost 150ft down a slope at the Ballyeamon Road, Cushendall, on Tuesday afternoon. | The vehicle fell almost 150ft down a slope at the Ballyeamon Road, Cushendall, on Tuesday afternoon. |
The man was in his late 20s. It is understood he was driving a people carrier-type car. | The man was in his late 20s. It is understood he was driving a people carrier-type car. |
Local Sinn Fein councillor Oliver McMullan said the section of road where the accident happened was notoriously dangerous. | |
He said he had made repeated calls for crash barriers to be put up in the area. | He said he had made repeated calls for crash barriers to be put up in the area. |