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Teenager among five killed in 'horrendous' weekend crashes

Holly FleckBBC News NI
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Police attend the two vehicle collision near Nutts Corner

A teenager is among five people who died in road crashes in Northern Ireland at the weekend.

The 16-year-old from County Tipperary was involved in a two vehicle collision on the Belfast Road, near Nutts Corner before 08:00 BST on Sunday.

The driver of the other vehicle has been arrested on suspicion of a number of motoring offences.

In Omagh, Patrick Deery, 61, died at the scene after a single vehicle road traffic collision involving a motorcycle happened before 11:00 BST on the Clanabogan Road on Sunday.

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) statistics show there have been 29 road fatalities up to 26 April this year.

This is more than twice the number for the same period in 2025 when 14 fatalities were recorded.

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Patrick Deery died after a road collision on Sunday in Omagh

The collision at Nutts Corner on Sunday involved a black Volkswagen Golf and a silver Volkswagen Passat.

The male teenager, who was the passenger in the Passat, died at the scene.

The driver of the Passat sustained minor injuries and two other passengers, including a 10-year child, are in hospital.

Police said the child's condition is critical.

On Saturday, two people were killed following a road crash at Upper Ballinderry in County Antrim and another person died after a single-vehicle crash in Caledon, County Tyrone.

'Just horrendous'

In a statement, Jonathan Wilson from the PSNI's Road Policing Unit, said the number of deaths on this year so far "are a stark reminder of the very real dangers that exist on our roads".

"We can and must do more to reduce serious and fatal collisions on our roads," he said.

"To all drivers, we continue to appeal to you to remember the fatal five: slow down, even within the speed limit, never drink or drug drive, stay off your phone, wear your seat belt and don't be distracted."

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Liz Kimmins says: "We've more work to do to try and continually improve road safety."

The Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins sent her "condolences" and "deepest sympathies" to the families of those who died.

She said it is "unimaginable, the impact that will have and the effect that will have on all of those families and indeed their communities who have got that devastating news over the weekend".

"Every single death on our roads is one too many and I think the scale of loss over the last few days is just horrendous."

She added: "We've more work to do to try and continually improve road safety.

"Certainly since I've come into post this has been a major priority for me."