06/09/2005

Fermanagh road traffic accident kills one person

A man has died following a road traffic accident in Co Fermanagh on Monday.

The victim was a passenger in a van which left the main Belcoo to Garrison road shortly after 12.30am.

The driver and a second passenger were injured in the accident however both are believed to be in a stable condition in hospital.

Meanwhile, a man has been arrested for dangerous driving after a police car chase on the M1 motorway on Monday.

The 28-year-old failed to stop at Stockman's Lane in west Belfast and drove off at high speed along the motorway.

He then drove the car to Lurgan before turning back along the M1 where a stinger was deployed.

The vehicle was eventually stopped at the Lisburn Road in Moira. No one was injured during the incident.

(MB/SP)

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