Two brothers have been killed after a serious road crash between a car and a lorry in Co Antrim on Friday.
On Saturday morning the PSNI confirmed two men, aged 75 and 82, died after the crash on the Frosses Road, Ballymoney on Friday afternoon.
The deceased were the driver and passenger of the car involved in the collision. They were 75-year-old Samuel Holmes and 82-year-old Desmond Holmes from the Ballymoney area.
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Roads Inspector Cherith Adair, from the Collision Investigation Unit, said: “At approximately 1.10pm police received a report of a two-vehicle road traffic collision involving a lorry and a car on the Frosses Road, Ballymoney.
“Officers along with colleagues from other emergency services attended but sadly the driver of the car died at the scene, and the passenger died a short time later in hospital.
“Officers from the Collision Investigation Unit examining the circumstances of the collision, are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed what happened or to anyone with CCTV, dash-cam or other footage that could assist with enquiries, to contact police on 101 quoting reference number 757 25/10/24.”
North Antrim MP Jim Allister offered condolences to the family of the two brothers and called for action on the road where they lost their lives.
“Two more deaths on the A26 add to the tragic toll on this road,” Mr Allister said.
“I wish to convey condolences on behalf of myself and the wider community to the families of the two elderly brothers who died. Once more great grief has been caused by deaths on this section of road adjacent to Ballymoney.
“Whereas some of the other Ballymoney junctions with the A26 are governed by roundabouts, which generally are safer, the junction where this accident happened is a T junction. In my view there is a strong case to convert this Ballymena Road junction into a roundabout.”
