A YOUNG motorcyclist seriously injured in a collision in Belfast on Thursday died of his injuries on Saturday, police said.
His was the second motorcycle death since Friday when another man died in north Antrim.
Terry Holmes, 18, was involved in an accident on the Woodvale Road in the north of the city at 10.40pm on Thursday.
He was in collision with a car at the ju
nction of Woodvale Road and the Ballygomartin Road.
“He died as a result of his injuries,” a police spokeswoman said.
Officers have renewed appeals for witnesses to the collision.
The 20-year-old biker killed near Ballymoney on Friday has also been named.
He was Timothy Stewart from Ballymoney.
He died after his machine left the main Belfast to Ballymoney road and went into a ditch at around 1pm.
No other vehicles were involved in the fatal accident on the A26 Burnquarter Road near its junction with the Bravallen Road.
Councillor Frank Campbell, who is also a member of Ballymoney Road Safety Committee, has spoken of the need for young drivers to consider taking advanced instruction.
Mr Stewart is survived by his parents Clifford and Hilary and sister Amy.
His funeral will be held today at Drumreagh Presbyterian Church in Ballymoney where he will be buried in the adjoining cemetery.
The latest deaths bring the number of bikers who have died so far this year to four along with 32 other road users killed.
Anyone with information about either accident is asked to contact police on 0845 600 8000 or the Crimestoppers charity anonymously on freephone 0800 555111.
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