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18/01/2002
Northern Ireland’s roads claim three lives
Three people have died on the roads in Northern Ireland over the last two days.
A seven-year-old girl died when she was struck by a bus in the Shankill area of west Belfast at about 7.40pm on Thursday. She was named as Kirsty Gawley, from the Shankill area.
In a separate incident, a woman died when her car left the road and crashed into a field. The accident happened on the Ballysallagh Road between Bangor and Craigantlet on Friday morning. She was declared dead at the scene.
Meanwhile, the police have released the name of a motorcyclist killed in a collision in Newry, County Down, on Thursday afternoon. Martin Sexton, 19, of Newry Street, Rathfriland died when his motorbike was involved in a collision with a parked lorry. (AMcE)
A seven-year-old girl died when she was struck by a bus in the Shankill area of west Belfast at about 7.40pm on Thursday. She was named as Kirsty Gawley, from the Shankill area.
In a separate incident, a woman died when her car left the road and crashed into a field. The accident happened on the Ballysallagh Road between Bangor and Craigantlet on Friday morning. She was declared dead at the scene.
Meanwhile, the police have released the name of a motorcyclist killed in a collision in Newry, County Down, on Thursday afternoon. Martin Sexton, 19, of Newry Street, Rathfriland died when his motorbike was involved in a collision with a parked lorry. (AMcE)
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