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| Brother and sister critical after being struck by car | Brother and sister critical after being struck by car |
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| A brother and sister are in a critical condition in hospital after being struck by a car in County Antrim. | A brother and sister are in a critical condition in hospital after being struck by a car in County Antrim. |
| 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. |
| The children were struck by a car that remained at the scene. | The children were struck by a car that remained at the scene. |
| They are pupils at St Patricks College in Maghera. The principal Brenda Mussen said both children are admired by their peers and teachers. | |
| "They're lovely children, they're very, very popular with their peers, very well respected in the school," she said. | |
| "It's devastating news for the school community, we are very shocked. At this time I just want to ask everybody to keep the children in their thoughts and prayers as we are doing. | |
| "Every prayer counts at this stage." | |
| Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney, who knows the family, said they had been on their way home from school. | Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney, who knows the family, said they had been on their way home from school. |
| "They were alighting from the school bus and in the process of walking home," he said. | |
| "It is devastating for their family and they come from an extremely well-respected, well-liked family within the greater Creggan area." | "It is devastating for their family and they come from an extremely well-respected, well-liked family within the greater Creggan area." |
| Staffordstown Road was closed in both directions, between its junctions with Cranfield Road and Derrygowan Road, but has now re-opened. | Staffordstown Road was closed in both directions, between its junctions with Cranfield Road and Derrygowan Road, but has now re-opened. |
| The PSNI has appealed for witnesses. | The PSNI has appealed for witnesses. |