Police issue new appeal for information about crash that killed Clare Smyth and daughter Bethany

Police investigating a tragic road traffic collision which killed a mother and daughter near Ballycastle have made a new appeal for information.

Clare Smyth and her three-year-old daughter Bethany died instantly when the quad bike they were travelling on collided with a tractor on the Whitepark on the afternoon of May 12.

Her eldest daughter Hannah, aged five, was also involved in the crash and had to undergo life-saving surgery at Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital. Police have confirmed that she remains in a critical condtion.

Inspector Moore said: “At around 4:50pm, the collision involved a quad bike and a tractor. Tragically a woman and a young girl, understood to be mother and daughter, died following the incident. A second young girl was taken to hospital and remains in a critical condition.

“The Whitepark Road was closed until the early hours of Wednesday 13th May and subsequently re-opened to traffic.

“We are continuing to appeal to anyone who witnessed the incident or who captured the collision on their dash-cam to contact police on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 1392 12/05/20.”