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03/10/2014
Funeral Held For Nuns Killed In Crash
The funeral of two nuns who died following a collision with a police car on the A1 outside Newry is to be held today.
Sister Frances Forde and Sister Marie Duddy, from the Sisters of Mercy Order based at Ballysillan House on the Crumlin Road in north Belfast, were involved in a collision with a police car on Tuesday morning.
They were both members of the Sisters of Mercy Order and were on their way to an event at the Dromantine Retreat and Conference Centre in Newry at the time of the crash.
The funeral mass will be held in Holy Cross Church in Ardoyne.
Three policemen were in the other vehicle, an unmarked silver Mitsubishi, but were not seriously injured.
(IT/CD)
Sister Frances Forde and Sister Marie Duddy, from the Sisters of Mercy Order based at Ballysillan House on the Crumlin Road in north Belfast, were involved in a collision with a police car on Tuesday morning.
They were both members of the Sisters of Mercy Order and were on their way to an event at the Dromantine Retreat and Conference Centre in Newry at the time of the crash.
The funeral mass will be held in Holy Cross Church in Ardoyne.
Three policemen were in the other vehicle, an unmarked silver Mitsubishi, but were not seriously injured.
(IT/CD)
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