Men die in train incident, fire

Two men have died in separate incidents in the North.

Two men have died in separate incidents in the North.

One man was found dead on the railway line near Lurgan, Co Armagh, after being struck by a train yesterday morning. Services from Portadown were suspended for two hours.

In a separate incident, a man has died after a house fire in Newry. Police said it was too early to comment on the cause of the fire, which was discovered at about 10 a.m. yesterday.

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