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Man dies and two children injured in Antrim road traffic collision

Deceased was driving grey Nissan X-Trail on Carnlough Road on Tuesday afternoon

Connor McNeill from Glenarm who died in a road traffic collision on Tuesday afternoon.
Connor McNeill from Glenarm who died in a road traffic collision on Tuesday afternoon.

A man has died following a single vehicle road traffic collision in Broughshane, the PSNI said this morning.

He has been named as Connor McNeill (41) from the Glenarm area.

Two young children who were passengers in the car were taken to hospital following the collision where they are receiving treatment for injuries which are not believed to be life threatening.

Mr McNeill was driving a grey Nissan X-Trail on the Carnlough Road when it left the carriageway shortly before 3.30pm on Tuesday.

“Sadly Connor was pronounced dead at the scene and two young children, passengers in the car, were taken to hospital following the collision where they remain receiving treatment for injuries which are not believed to be life threatening,” a police inspector said.

“An investigation is underway and I would ask anyone travelling in the area at the time of the collision to review any dash-cam footage they may have captured and make contact with the PSNI Collision Investigation Unit at Sprucefield by calling 101, quoting reference number 1089 07/05/24.”

“You can also submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.”