08/12/2005

Two die in separate road accidents

Two people have died following separate road accidents on Wednesday.

Shane McNabb, 13, of Greenan Road, Trillick, died after the car he was travelling in collided with a van on the Kilskeery Road near the village at 4pm.

Meanwhile, an 85-year-old man has died in an accident in east Belfast after being hit by what is believed to have been a tipper-lorry as he walked on the Beersbridge Road.

Police at Strandtown are appealing for anyone with information about the accident to contact them on 0845 600 8000.

(MB/SP)

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