Man aged 44 dies following motorcyle collision near Ballycastle on Saturday

In a statement on Sunday morning, police said the man died following a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the Magheramore Road, outside Ballycastle on Saturday, April 20.

He was 44-year-old Benny McIlhatton from the Loughguile area.

Inspector Cherith Adair from the PSNI’s Collision Investigation Unit said: “At approximately 5.30pm, we received a report of a collision involving a blue Suzuki motorcycle and a silver Volkswagen Jetta.

“Officers along with other emergency services attended but very sadly Mr McIlhatton, who was travelling on the motorcycle, died at the scene.

“Two other people were taken to hospital for treatment for their injuries.

“The Magheramore Road, which was closed for a number of hours, has now reopened to traffic.

“A full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collision is ongoing and I am appealing to anyone who may have witnessed anything or to anyone with dash-cam or other footage that could assist police, to contact the Collision Investigation Unit at Sprucefield on 101, quoting reference number 1270 20/04/24.”

A notice on the Funeral Times website describes Mr McIlhatton as the “dearly loved husband of Shauna, 28, Tullyview, much loved father of Caolan and Brandon, beloved son of Sean and Mary, dear brother of Tanya, Shaun, Damian and the late Martin, Aidan and Angela, R.I.P., dear son-in-law of Sean and Diane and a dear brother-in-law and uncle.”Funeral details have not yet been confirmed.