Boy, 16, killed in scrambler bike collision with lorry in Coalisland
Police have appealed for road users to pay particular attention to road safety, after naming two road victims who died in separate incidents last week.
The deaths brought the number of people who have lost their lives on Northern Ireland’s roads this year to 44.
A teenager was killed in a collision between a scrambler bike and a lorry in Co Tyrone on Thursday. Connor Magee Campbell, 16, was killed in the incident that occurred at about 8.15pm on Thursday in the Derryloughan Road area of Coalisland, police said.
“The 16-year-old, who has been named as Connor Magee Campbell from the Clonoe area, was taken onward to hospital where he sadly later died from his injuries”, police said.
Meanwhile 45-year-old Damien Paul Bintley from Holywood died following the collision between a car and a lorry on the Crossowen Road in Clogher at around 12.40pm on Friday.
Inspector Stewart from the Police Service’s Collision Investigation Unit said: “We received a report at approximately 12.40pm on Friday afternoon, 31st July, of a collision involving a white MG HS car and a Volvo lorry on the Crossowen Road.
“Officers attended, alongside Northern Ireland Ambulance Service colleagues – and medical treatment was provided at the scene to a number of people.
“The driver of the MG HS car, 45-year-old Damien Paul Bintley from Holywood, sadly died from his injuries a short time later”.
A PSNI spokesperson told the News Letter the death toll is “unacceptably high”.
“These are catastrophic losses - one split-second action or decision behind the wheel leads to countless lives changed in an instant. We appeal to all road users to pay particular attention to road safety - your own and all other road users.
“Driving requires your undivided attention. Think about the choices you make, and what they might mean.
“Reducing serious and fatal collisions is a priority for The Police Service and we ask all road users to remember the Fatal Five, the main reasons why so many people are dying on our roads. Slow down, stay off your phone, never drink or drug drive, don't get distracted and always wear your seatbelt. We all share the responsibility to prevent and reduce the number of deaths”, police said.