A woman and her daughter have been killed in a road crash involving a quad and a tractor while a second girl was seriously injured in Co. Antrim.
It is understood the collision occurred yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, May 12.
In a statement to AgriLand, a spokesperson for the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said:
“A woman and a young girl have died following a two-vehicle collision on the Whitepark Road in Ballycastle on Tuesday, May 12.
The two, understood to be mother and daughter, were killed in the collision involving a quad bike and a tractor that occurred at around 4:50pm on Tuesday afternoon. A second young girl was taken to hospital and is understood to be in a critical condition this morning.
It is understood the girl was airlifted to hospital in Belfast.
The Whitepark Road was closed until the early hours of Wednesday morning but has now re-opened, the PSNI representative added.
A full investigation is underway and officers have appealed to anyone who witnessed the collision or captured the collision on their dash cam to contact police on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 1392 of 12/05/20.
Second fatal accident in a week
This is the second fatal crash involving a tractor in Co. Antrim in the past week, after a man died following a two-vehicle crash involving a tractor in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, last Tuesday, May 5.
The serious two-vehicle collision happened on the Cullybackey Road, Ballymena.
Inspector Rory Bradley said:
Shortly after 3:15pm, it was reported that a motorcycle and a tractor were involved in the incident.
“One man was taken to hospital for his injuries, but sadly lost his life. Another man was also taken to hospital for his injuries.”