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18/08/2004
Teenage boy dies in road crash on A2
A 14-year-old boy has died following yesterday's serious road traffic accident on the main Belfast to Bangor dual carriageway.
It emerged that in all 12 people were involved in the accident which saw a four-wheel drive vehicle towing a speedboat, a people carrier and a Vauxhall Astra car collide on the A2 dual carriageway near Bangor just after 3pm on Tuesday.
Two women and five children were treated for minor injuries in the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald.
Police are still investigating the circumstances of the accident and have appealed for anyone with information to contact them.
(MB)
It emerged that in all 12 people were involved in the accident which saw a four-wheel drive vehicle towing a speedboat, a people carrier and a Vauxhall Astra car collide on the A2 dual carriageway near Bangor just after 3pm on Tuesday.
Two women and five children were treated for minor injuries in the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald.
Police are still investigating the circumstances of the accident and have appealed for anyone with information to contact them.
(MB)
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