Two die in North road accidents

An 18-year-old woman died in a traffic accident in Co Derry on Saturday

An 18-year-old woman died in a traffic accident in Co Derry on Saturday. Ms Deirdre Durkan (above),from Edenmount Park, Derry, was a back-seat passenger in a car which hit a post on Desertmartin Road near Money more at 9.30 a.m. No other vehicle was involved.

Three other members of her family in the car suffered severe shock. Ms Durkan was the niece of the Northern Minister of Finance, Mr Mark Durkan.

Mr John Gerard Boyle (49), from Follam Road, Roslea, Co Fermanagh, died on Friday following a traffic accident outside Warrenpoint. His truck was travelling towards Newry when it left the road and crashed into a fence.