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Two young men die in weekend road accidents

Two young men die in weekend road accidents

Two young men have died following separate road accidents in Northern Ireland over the weekend.

Both accidents happened during the early hours of Sunday morning.

The first incident happened at around 3.50 a.m. on the Castledawson Road in Magherafelt. 

The PSNI say 19-year-old Jack Duffy, a student from the Ballymena area, died after being struck by a vehicle as he walked along the road.

It is understood he had been returning from a night out with friends.

The second accident happened at 5.40 a.m. on the outskirts of Glengormley.

Aidan Toal died when the vehicle he was driving crashed on the Mallusk Road.

The 22-year-old was from North Belfast.

Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

 

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