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11/11/2014
Mother And Children Hit By Car
A mother and her six children have been hit by a car while walking to school in Cloughmills, County Antrim.
The group was on the Loughill Road just after 08:30 when the incident occurred.
The woman and three children were taken to hospital. It is reported that the mother is in a serious condition and that one child is in a very serious condition. The woman has been taken to Causeway Hospital while the children were taken to Antrim Area Hospital.
Ulster Unionist North Antrim MLA Robin Swann said: "The entire Cloughmills community will share my shock at the news that a woman and six children were involved in this morning's traffic collision on the Loughill Road in the village.
"My thoughts and prayers are with all those involved. I understand that three children and the woman have been taken to hospital and I know that the entire North Antrim community will join me in wishing all those involved a speedy and full recovery."
(IT/JP)
The group was on the Loughill Road just after 08:30 when the incident occurred.
The woman and three children were taken to hospital. It is reported that the mother is in a serious condition and that one child is in a very serious condition. The woman has been taken to Causeway Hospital while the children were taken to Antrim Area Hospital.
Ulster Unionist North Antrim MLA Robin Swann said: "The entire Cloughmills community will share my shock at the news that a woman and six children were involved in this morning's traffic collision on the Loughill Road in the village.
"My thoughts and prayers are with all those involved. I understand that three children and the woman have been taken to hospital and I know that the entire North Antrim community will join me in wishing all those involved a speedy and full recovery."
(IT/JP)
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