Victim of fatal crash in north Antrim (aged 20) named locally - condolences offered to family
The victim of the car crash in north Antrim yesterday has been named locally as Fionn Brannigan.
He was aged 20 and from the Crossgar area.
The accident happened on the Castlecat Road, which runs between Dervock and Bushmills, shortly before 1am on Sunday, and he later died in hospital.
The crash only involved one vehicle, a grey BMW, and police have appealed for any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward by calling 101 and quoting reference number 76 of 05/04/26.
Jonathan Jackson, DUP councillor for Roweallane (which includes Crossgar) told the News Letter he wanted to put on record his condolences.
"It's totally devastating for the area,” he said.
"The loss of any life, but particularly at that age, is devastating.
"It’s just not something you want to hear any time, and particularly at this time of year.
"I really sympathise with the family – I’ve got teenagers myself.”
And SDLP councillor for the area Terry Andrews told the News Letter: “It’s a terribly sad tragedy. We just can’t describe what the family of the deceased are going through at the minute.
"My thoughts and prayers are very much with the friends and family at this sad time – and Easter makes it more poignant.
"Without a doubt, the thoughts and prayers of the local community are united with the family.”
A funeral notice was posted describing him as “dearly beloved son of Leanne and Philip and cherished brother of Lucy, much-loved grandson, nephew, cousin, and friend".
It added that his funeral will be at Mary Mother Of The Church in Saintfield at noon on Wednesday with burial afterward in St Joseph’s Cemetery at Kilcairn, Carrickmannon.
In a separate incident a day earlier, two men in their 30s were left in a critical condition in hospital after a motorbike collision on Pond Park Road East, on the northern edge of Lisburn.
The bike was the only vehicle involved in the crash at 4.25pm on Saturday.
Anyone with information about that crash is asked to contact police on 101, quoting reference 994 of 04/04/26.