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| Boy and girl critical after being struck by a car in County Antrim | Boy and girl critical after being struck by a car in County Antrim |
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| A boy and a girl are in a critical condition in hospital after being struck by a car in County Antrim. | |
| SDLP councillor Roisin Lynch said it was her understanding the two were "brother and sister". | SDLP councillor Roisin Lynch said it was her understanding the two were "brother and sister". |
| Police said the incident happened on the Staffordstown Road, at its junction with Greenan Road, near Randalstown at about 16:40 GMT on Tuesday. | Police said the incident happened on the Staffordstown Road, at its junction with Greenan Road, near Randalstown at about 16:40 GMT on Tuesday. |
| They were struck by a car that remained at the scene. | They were struck by a car that remained at the scene. |
| She described the incident as a "horrific experience for any family to go through." | She described the incident as a "horrific experience for any family to go through." |
| "It it my understanding that they had just got off their school bus," she said. | "It it my understanding that they had just got off their school bus," she said. |
| Staffordstown Road has been closed in both directions between its junctions with Cranfield Road and Derrygowan Road. | Staffordstown Road has been closed in both directions between its junctions with Cranfield Road and Derrygowan Road. |
| Diversions are in place while police continue their enquiries. The PSNI have appealed for witnesses. | Diversions are in place while police continue their enquiries. The PSNI have appealed for witnesses. |