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Four killed in NI road accidents Safety review after crash deaths
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Four people, including a 17-year-old boy, have been killed in separate road accidents in Northern Ireland. Road safety in NI is to be reviewed after the deaths of four people on the roads over the weekend, Environment Minister Arlene Foster has said.
Callum McComiskey, 17, was killed when his car hit a tree on the Ballyvalley Road near Mayobridge shortly before 0130 BST on Saturday. Callum McComiskey, 17, was killed when his car hit a tree on the Ballyvalley Road near Mayobridge early on Saturday.
Meanwhile, a motorcyclist died when his bike was in collision with a car on the Seacoast Road in Limavady at 1330 BST. Later the same day, Ian McDonald, 45, from Glasgow, died when his motorbike collided with a car in Limavady.
Another two people were also killed in an accident on the Portstewart Road, near Coleraine, at about 1530 BST. Trevor Connor, 39, and Sadie McClarty, 36, both from Ballymoney, also died in a motorbike accident near Coleraine.
Forty-six people have died on Northern Ireland's roads so far this year. This accident also took place on Saturday afternoon.
Callum McComiskey's uncle, Finn Rooney, said the teenager would have been celebrating his 18th birthday next month. Road deaths
Environment Minister Arlene Foster said she would make reducing the number of people killed on Northern Ireland's roads one of her top priorities.
She said: "I send my condolences to the families of all those who lost their lives.
"I will do all I can to reduce deaths and injuries on our roads."
Speaking on Saturday, Callum McComiskey's uncle, Finn Rooney, said the teenager would have been celebrating his 18th birthday next month.
He said he had died driving his first car and that if he had missed the tree he may have survived.He said he had died driving his first car and that if he had missed the tree he may have survived.
He said his nephew was only able to get insurance for a small car and that the vehicle was not strong enough to survive the impact with a tree.He said his nephew was only able to get insurance for a small car and that the vehicle was not strong enough to survive the impact with a tree.
"The liaison officer said there was very little speed involved," he said."The liaison officer said there was very little speed involved," he said.
Forty-six people have died on Northern Ireland's roads so far this year.