Two people dead after car collides with truck in Co Antrim – The Irish News

Two people died in a serious road collision between a car and a truck in Co Antrim on Friday.

On Saturday morning, PSNI confirmed that two men, aged 75 and 82, died in an accident on Frosses Road, Ballymoney on Friday afternoon.

The deceased were the driver and passenger of the car involved in the collision.

Roads Inspector Cherith Adair, from the Collision Investigation Unit, said: “At around 1.10pm police received reports of a two-vehicle collision involving a lorry and a car on Frosses Road, Ballymoney.

“Officers and colleagues from other emergency services arrived at the scene, but unfortunately the car driver died on the spot and the passenger died shortly later in hospital.

“Crash Investigation Unit officers investigating the circumstances of the collision are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident or anyone with CCTV, dash cam or other footage that could assist with the investigation to contact police on 101, quoting reference number 757 25/10/24.”